Cja 454 Community Problem Solving
Community Problem-Solving
CJA/454
Community Problem-Solving
One specific problem that is ongoing in my community is the recurrence of domestic violence. There are many women that have tried to receive help through certain programs just to find them re-entering into the same situation they are trying hard to get out of. There are a lot of programs offered to help but are just educational and they have no real world applications when really dealing with their specific situations or daily life. Knowledge is very good but in most instances a person needs more in order to get out of a crisis situation. When researching the issues that are happening here in the city of Hillsboro. I have come to the conclusion that domestic violence is …show more content…
Anyone can tell a woman that she is strong but the right program can prove to a woman that she is truly strong and she will believe it. Showing a woman’s “true and absolute inner strength beyond being battered and broke down” is what sets them aside from other programs (Courts, 4/10/2012). They begin by explaining that “the instructors have been through their own situations of domestic violence and because of that they strive to help others to get out of the same circumstances they came from” (Courts, 4/10/2012). Having this kind of understanding sets the clients more at ease knowing that they are not alone and they are more attentive and in tune to what you have to say. They have taken women that counselors have worked with for months and have had no progress with and Active Empowerment had them in their course and after one hour of teaching “went from being non-talking prior Amish women to a very inquisitive out spoken new found woman” (Courts. …show more content…
Proving to women that even the smallest of women that they can do some physical damage with little effort is a small job for this group. After their demonstration of the basic moves by the instructors all the clients are “wowed by the ease and little effort it takes” (Courts, 4/10/2012). After the instructors show the moves they work one on one with each ensuring that person does the moves correctly to ensure no one is harmed. “Watching the excitement grow as women watch all the others learn and grow individually makes the program well worth while” (Courts, 4/10/2012). “They show so much support for their battered woman to the point that they even get to cheering one another on” (Courts,
CJA/454
Community Problem-Solving
One specific problem that is ongoing in my community is the recurrence of domestic violence. There are many women that have tried to receive help through certain programs just to find them re-entering into the same situation they are trying hard to get out of. There are a lot of programs offered to help but are just educational and they have no real world applications when really dealing with their specific situations or daily life. Knowledge is very good but in most instances a person needs more in order to get out of a crisis situation. When researching the issues that are happening here in the city of Hillsboro. I have come to the conclusion that domestic violence is …show more content…
Anyone can tell a woman that she is strong but the right program can prove to a woman that she is truly strong and she will believe it. Showing a woman’s “true and absolute inner strength beyond being battered and broke down” is what sets them aside from other programs (Courts, 4/10/2012). They begin by explaining that “the instructors have been through their own situations of domestic violence and because of that they strive to help others to get out of the same circumstances they came from” (Courts, 4/10/2012). Having this kind of understanding sets the clients more at ease knowing that they are not alone and they are more attentive and in tune to what you have to say. They have taken women that counselors have worked with for months and have had no progress with and Active Empowerment had them in their course and after one hour of teaching “went from being non-talking prior Amish women to a very inquisitive out spoken new found woman” (Courts. …show more content…
Proving to women that even the smallest of women that they can do some physical damage with little effort is a small job for this group. After their demonstration of the basic moves by the instructors all the clients are “wowed by the ease and little effort it takes” (Courts, 4/10/2012). After the instructors show the moves they work one on one with each ensuring that person does the moves correctly to ensure no one is harmed. “Watching the excitement grow as women watch all the others learn and grow individually makes the program well worth while” (Courts, 4/10/2012). “They show so much support for their battered woman to the point that they even get to cheering one another on” (Courts,