COUNSEL CLIENTS AFFECTED BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

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Counsel Clients Affected by Domestic Violence
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Counsel Clients Affected by Domestic Violence
Part1. Forms of domestic violence in case study
The case presents an example of spouse violence. Spouse domestic violence is a very
common phenomenon. As the name suggests, spouse domestic violence refers to the occurrence
of domestic violence between spouses and using various violent acts to control each other. As
revealed in the case, domestic violence is not only a form of physical violence, but also uses a
foul language to attack or curse family members, limit family social circles, economically block
family members or monitor family actions, affect personal freedom and so on (Meyer & Frost,
2019). Since domestic violence occurs within the family, many physical violence often targets
hidden areas, the so-called “dead spots”, and some domestic violence is not necessarily directed
at the victim’s body, but language, emotional and psychological violence. Therefore, it is
difficult for outsiders to know the occurrence of violence. Some of this domestic and family
violence that Sue experienced in her marriage include physical abuse, emotional abuse,
Economic abuse, sexual abuse and psychological abuse. Physical abuse can be explained in
terms of the applying the physical force on a person which may involve chocking, hitting,
burning, grabbing, biting or even using a weapon to assault the person. The second form of the
abuse is emotional abuse that could include frequent humiliation, calling names, embarrassing,
mockery and even treating one like a mere servant (Kenney, 2012). The third form of abuse is
economic abuse is financial abuse which involve making one not able to have access to
education or any form of work, having full control of the resources and even denying the
privileges of having access to the economic resources. The other form of abuse that Sue
experienced is sexual abuse which can be explained in terms of sexual assault. sexual abuse
include rape, prostitution, sexual harassment, or even any other conduct of sexual nature whether

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verbal, on-verbal and even physical. The last but not the least is psychological abuse which
include isolating one from the others, threatening to harm and even intimidation, Sue was
separated from her friends and didn’t have their contacts too. Sue’s husband also kept on
threatening Sue’s daughters if she leaves her marriage.
Part 2: Impact on person experiencing
There are diverse ways in which a person experiencing various forms of violence can be
affected depending on the type of violence he or she is exposed too. A person experiencing the
physical violence can result in having bruises, broken bones, shortness of breath, changes in
patterns of sleep, muscle tension and other physical injuries that may be dangerous to one’s
health (Ferrari, et al 2018). Some of the mental effects that may affect the victim include having
low self-esteem, being depressed, traumatized, and even having post-traumatic stress disorders
such as anxiety, nightmares and flashbacks. Emotional abuse can lead to low self-esteem to the
victim, not motivated to do anything meaningful, loss of hope, not able trust someone and even
having so many questions and being doubtful about the future. The long-term consequence of
domestic violence is the deep destruction and damage to "heart" and "body".
Unlike short-term physical and mental injuries, after suffering long-term injuries, the
psychological and spiritual trauma of the victim is much more serious than physical trauma. At
this point, the victim became a scared bird with no sense of self-defense and self-defense. The
perpetrator will consciously automate the act of domestic violence and present these behaviors as
they please.
Part 3: Impact on children and extended family