Domestic and Family Violence Analysis

Questions: 1. Identify and investigate two groups in the Australian Community who are at increased risk of domestic violence. Why these are groups of people more at risk and how can services improve policy and practice responses to provide better access and services to these particular groups in the community? 2. Write what did you learn when you are client? How do you improve next time if you meet this type of this client? Answers: (1). The indigenous women in the Australian community are prone to domestic violence. The 2015 Australian of the Year, Rosie Batty raised her voice against the domestic violence done towards the indigenous women in Australia (Boserio 2015). It has been reported that in a week, two women becomes victims of domestic violence. In the year, 2015, 32 women have been reported of losing their lives due to domestic violence (Boserio 2015). It has been found that the aboriginal women have been hospitalized 34 times more than any other women have in the Australian community (Boserio 2015). As the indigenous women do not the proper recognition in the society and the lack of protections for the indigenous women, has resulted reluctance of the women in reporting the cases of domestic violence that has been done against them. The issues between the Australian police and the indigenous communities results in the missing report of the indigenous women regarding the domestic violence. The government has announced a $100 million package to protect the indigenous women who are open to violence. The packages include innovative services and supports for the protections of the women as well as the technologies for them. Among the $100 million, $21 million is kept for the indigenous women who faced domestic violence (Malcolm Turnbull MP 2016). However, the government has launched a number of policies and the funds for the development of the indigenous women, yet some of the actions against the women go unnoticed. It is important that along with keeping the funds, the government should make the rescue operation stronger, so that the police comes to know about the cases of violence to the police and are rescued by the government. A huge section of children is subjected to abuse and violence (Child Family Community Australia 2015). The reports of child abuse and violence do not get reported mainly because the children face these violence or abuses from the family members or relatives. The children fear to tell their problems to the parents because at times the parents do not believe them (Child Family Community Australia, 2015). At times, the family members do not report the cases to the police because of the fear of society and family. However, the violence against the child affects the future of the child as the children grow up in fear and do not develop the courage to fight against anything or anybody at the later stage. The National Framework for Protecting Australias Children 2009-2020 is an initiative taken by the government of Australia to protect the children from violence and abuse (Protecting Children is Everyones Business 2016). The framework will not only take measures in protecting the children but will also monitor the success of the government in protecting the children. The framework will be reviewed on a three year basis for the protection of the children. (2). Scenario one As a client it has been learnt that it is required tot talk to the boy rather than going to the court directly. The father is allowed to meet the kids every alternate Sundays. As the one of the boys does not like to go out with the father, the client has thought of reducing the access of her husband to the kids. However, the counselor suggested would be against the law as it was the order passed by the law (Domestic violence orders 2012). The counselor understood that there is a need to talk to the boy to know why did not want to meet the father. Once the client will be able to know the exact reasons behind the reluctance of the kid to meet the father, the case will be solved easily. If there is a case of violence, it could be solved with the help of law. Once this type of client will again come to the counselor, the counselor should ask the client to bring the kid who is having the problem. If the boy would have come to meet the counselor, then the counselor would have talked to the boy and have understood the main reason behind the fear of not meeting the father (Henningfeld 2012). Out of the two boys, the other boy does not have any problem with the father but the younger son had a problem. Hence, it is important for the counselor to talk to the boy before taking any legal action in this case. Scenario two As a client it has been learnt that there is a womens protection cell, which looks after the protection of the women (Blair 2012). The victim has told the counselor about the type of violence she is facing. The client will be under their protection. Even, if the victim is not staying in the protection cell, there need to be a security check at the residence where the victim is staying and the security will make sure that everything is fine and the partner is not carrying out any type of violence on the women. The client is assured that she does not have to disclose all her details to the protection cell and the police will keep her identity hidden until it was required to take actions against the partner (Gans 2012). If this type of client visits for the second time, the client should be made to talk with another woman who has been subjected to such violence and currently leading a good life without any fear of violence from any person. The present client is scared of the partner and do not want to disclose anything about the violence to anybody, not even her own sister. She might be fearing about the society, however if she meets a person with same problems and listens to the story of a real life person, the client will be more convinced that the problem will be solved and she would not feel ashamed of her situation. It will be easier for the government officials to protect her. Moreover, it will be easier for the person to come out of the situation easily. References Blair, N. (2012).Domestic violence trends and issues in NSW. [Sydney, N.S.W.]: Standing Committee on Social Issues, Parliament of New South Wales. Boserio, G. (2015).Domestic abuse of Indigenous women a 'national crisis'. 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