Early Childhood Studio Case Study 2022

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Introduction
The case study is based on child safety issue, where a mother named Julie, has been
assaulted by his husband and is even not being able keep her child Robbie from an exposure to
violence. It can be seen from the case study, that the child protection officer had asked Julie, if
she wanted to leave the marriage, but Julie is not prepared to leave her marriage as she loved her
husband and thinks, that her husband only assaults her when he is drunk. This essay would
critically analyse the scenario and will explore multiples perspectives based on the scenario. It
will examine my personal feelings and the perceptions that challenged my feelings.
Discussion
Reflecting on the simultaneous occurrence of alcoholism and domestic violence within
marital relationship is common even in the 21st century. It is shameful to mention that gender
based violence is rooted in the gender based norms, socialisation practices, structural factors and
the policies that discriminate against the female partners and which underlie and endorse the
abusive practices of men (Anderson & van Ee, 2018). They often take their wife for granted
after they have spent a lot of time with that particular person, she becomes a habit and the
husband starts possessing a notion that does not matter what she will not leave the husband. It
can be seen that women often stays with their partner, even after the violence because of fear,
that the abuser will become more vicious if they try to escape or leave. There are some abused
women who believe that abuse is their own fault. Sometimes they simply cannot leave the
marriage because of the financial constraints. Women who are not self-sufficient economically
and have to rely on their husbands solely cannot leave marriage easily, and they prefer to get
beaten up instead of living an independent life. The main issue that is raised here is the exposure

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of Robbie to domestic violence. Witnessing domestic violence is equally disturbing and harmful
for a child who had been abused physically abused (Anderson & van Ee, 2018).
It is evident from the case scenario, that the child safety officer had warned Julie, that
they will be compelled to remove the child from this house as being exposed to violence is
equivalent to child abuse. It cannot be denied that, watching violence, growing up with a mother
who had been suffering from distress can reflect in the behavioural functioning of the child
(Anderson & van Ee, 2018). Hence, removing the child from the proximity of the parent can give
temporary solution, but how parental separation can impact upon the cognitive status of a child is
questionable and should be given a second thought. Another thought that disturbs my mind that
even if the child is separated from his parents, will he be able to live a normal life or what
consequences might Julie face after, she is being separated from Robbie. The child safety officer
in the case scenario had Julie, if she wanted to red rid her marriage, but no information has been
provided as How Julie would be able to manage her living once she gets a divorce from his
husband. Is it not possible to recommend some referral services to Julie, who can help her out
with employment program or providing her with a place to live?
The case scenario does not give any other information about the socioeconomic status,
hence we really don’t know what makes Julie’s husband to torture her. We can find an indirect
relation between work stressor exposure and increased consumption of alcohol (Frone, 2016).
However, alcoholism are never a sole trigger to domestic violence, rather it can be considered as
the compounding factor behind a family violence incident. Hence, I feel that it is necessary to
explore the main triggers of family violence and the main reason behind it. Individuals facing
family violence in childhood might display similar behavioural patterns in adulthood (Stien &