Impact of Domestic Violence on Mental Health: A Case Study

Case Study
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
Client and referral........................................................................................................................3
Presenting concerns.....................................................................................................................3
Risk management.........................................................................................................................4
Case formulation..........................................................................................................................4
Predisposing factors.....................................................................................................................4
Precipitating factors.....................................................................................................................4
Perpetuating factors.....................................................................................................................5
Protective factors.........................................................................................................................5
Intervention..................................................................................................................................5
Outcome and reflection on work placement................................................................................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8
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INTRODUCTION
This study is based on a case in which a girl left her school when she was 14 years old
because of her father’s domestic violence and pressure of her mother on her. This study will
discuss impact of domestic violence on mental health of victims (Kofman and Garfin, 2020).
Further, it will discuss some causing factors of this and effectiveness of social learning and
attachment theory in protecting people from domestic violence.
MAIN BODY
Client and referral
This is the case of client who came from Portugal when she was 18 years old. After
communicating with her, it is found that she left school when she was 14 years old in Portugal.
The reason behind this was violence at home. Her father was violent to his wife or mother of this
client. Culturally, his wife or mother of the client was not able to speak or respond to her
partner’s violent behavior. But she put pressure or her frustration on her kids and it was the main
reason as client left school at the age of 14 only. She started going to work and there she fell in
love with the man, she came with him from Portugal. They have arrived to Australia and
currently she represented with domestic violence by her partner or husband (Sharma and Borah,
2020). It is found that her husband is the same as like her father as her partner is cheating on her
as her father did with her mother. Now she is suffering the same as like her mother and finds
herself unable to respond or speak about her husband in a detailed manner. The reason as she
cannot respond and speak is: her job of taking care of kids, looking after family, cooking and
cleaning home.
The reason of referring and presenting this client to care, provided by social worker is to
protect her and her kids from being affected negatively and mentally from domestic violence. It
is stated that when domestic violence is not being considered in a timely manner then it can
affect client mentally and physically. So, for protecting client from getting affected mentally, this
case was referred to social worker.
Presenting concerns
As on the basis of above client’s profile, it can clearly be said that client is suffering from
domestic violence. It can be worsen with the time if it is not being considered. It has been found
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