Skills And Characteristics Of Mental Health Paper
Skills and Characteristics of Mental Health
Tony Lee Merriwether
CJHS/410
September 22, 2014
April Stewart
Running head: SKILLS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF MENTAL HEALTH
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SKILLS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF MENTAL HEALTH
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Skills and Characteristics of Mental Health
Domestic violence recently attracted international media attention because of the of high profile status of the victims and abusers (e. g. Ray Rice, Nicole Simpson, Rihanna, and Chris Brown). The remainder of the victims remains nameless and faceless, while one in four women experiences abuse during their lifetime. Domestic abuse is also one of the leading causes of homelessness. Spouses or partners murder one in three of all women who die by homicide. Domestic violence continues …show more content…
The worker cannot coerce the victim to leave but can make a recommendation (James & Gilliland, 2013, " Intervention Strategies").
DIFFERENCE IN SKILLS, CHARACTERISTICS, AND ACTION OF GOVERNMENT AGENTS AND SOCIAL WORKERS
Social workers and government agents are both government agents because they both provide services to people within a jurisdictional area. Laws, codes, and statutes within the particular jurisdiction govern the jurisdiction. The three government agencies of the criminal justice system provide specialized services in regard to policing, courts, and corrections.
The government agents are responsible for making laws, provide oversight, make rules, regulations, ethical standards, and license requirements for social workers, and mental health facilitators (e. g. The Department of Justice is responsible for the ethical conduct and standards of all police, courts and correctional facility in the United States of America. Government agents also provide grants for different social service programs (e. g. The Office on Violence Against …show more content…
In regard to domestic violence, workers are defined by ethics, cultural competence, compassion, and the ability to work collaboratively. Social work is client-centered and focuses on the well-being of individuals. Their ethics reaches out into all aspects of interaction, to include professional, personal, colleagues, and society as a whole ("Social Work Search.com", 2007).
Conclusion
This paper presents a clear summary of the characteristics, skills and action, of government agents and social workers. The summary contains facts and chronicles how domestic violence affects the actions of social workers and mental health facilitators in regard to providing services to this segment of crime victims. The paper contains facts and statistics as to the serious effect of domestic violence on women and public safety.
The paper provides details of the function of government agents in regard to their role in the regulation of all aspects of the criminal justice system. Summarizes and provides examples of how their roles differentiate in the aspect of facilitators to policy makers. Domestic violence deserves the attention that other serious crimes get in regard to policy, social intervention, and prosecution of those who practice domestic
Tony Lee Merriwether
CJHS/410
September 22, 2014
April Stewart
Running head: SKILLS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF MENTAL HEALTH
1
SKILLS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF MENTAL HEALTH
4
Skills and Characteristics of Mental Health
Domestic violence recently attracted international media attention because of the of high profile status of the victims and abusers (e. g. Ray Rice, Nicole Simpson, Rihanna, and Chris Brown). The remainder of the victims remains nameless and faceless, while one in four women experiences abuse during their lifetime. Domestic abuse is also one of the leading causes of homelessness. Spouses or partners murder one in three of all women who die by homicide. Domestic violence continues …show more content…
The worker cannot coerce the victim to leave but can make a recommendation (James & Gilliland, 2013, " Intervention Strategies").
DIFFERENCE IN SKILLS, CHARACTERISTICS, AND ACTION OF GOVERNMENT AGENTS AND SOCIAL WORKERS
Social workers and government agents are both government agents because they both provide services to people within a jurisdictional area. Laws, codes, and statutes within the particular jurisdiction govern the jurisdiction. The three government agencies of the criminal justice system provide specialized services in regard to policing, courts, and corrections.
The government agents are responsible for making laws, provide oversight, make rules, regulations, ethical standards, and license requirements for social workers, and mental health facilitators (e. g. The Department of Justice is responsible for the ethical conduct and standards of all police, courts and correctional facility in the United States of America. Government agents also provide grants for different social service programs (e. g. The Office on Violence Against …show more content…
In regard to domestic violence, workers are defined by ethics, cultural competence, compassion, and the ability to work collaboratively. Social work is client-centered and focuses on the well-being of individuals. Their ethics reaches out into all aspects of interaction, to include professional, personal, colleagues, and society as a whole ("Social Work Search.com", 2007).
Conclusion
This paper presents a clear summary of the characteristics, skills and action, of government agents and social workers. The summary contains facts and chronicles how domestic violence affects the actions of social workers and mental health facilitators in regard to providing services to this segment of crime victims. The paper contains facts and statistics as to the serious effect of domestic violence on women and public safety.
The paper provides details of the function of government agents in regard to their role in the regulation of all aspects of the criminal justice system. Summarizes and provides examples of how their roles differentiate in the aspect of facilitators to policy makers. Domestic violence deserves the attention that other serious crimes get in regard to policy, social intervention, and prosecution of those who practice domestic