Working with a Victim of Sexual Offenses or Violent Crime or Offender

[WLO: 3] [CLO: 4]

Prior to beginning work on this learning activity, read Chapter 13 in the required text. Locate a job description in a local, regional, or national job search engine that advertises a human services-related position working with either victims of sexual offenses or violent crime or working with the offenders of one or both of these crimes. Reflecting on your personality, life experiences, and skill sets, which would you be more comfortable working with (either directly or indirectly) as a human services professional: Victim or offender? Explain your conclusions. This journal should contain between 300 and 500 words. Please include the job posting link and copied and pasted job description with your submission.

Required Resource

Text

Martin, M. E. (2018). Introduction to human services: Through the eyes of practice settings (4th ed.). Pearson.

• Chapter 3: Ethics and Values in Human Services
• Chapter 13: Violence, Victim Advocacy, and Corrections
• The full-text version of this ebook is available through your online classroom through the Redshelf platform. This book is an introductory textbook outlining the broad discipline of human services. Chapter 3 will assist you in your Ethics discussion forum this week. Chapter 13 will assist you in your Working With a Victim of Sexual Offenses or Violent Crime or Offender journal and your Domestic Violence learning activity this week.

Recommended Resources

Articles

American Psychology Association. (2019). Treating women who have experienced intimate partner violence (Links to an external site.). https://www.psychiatry.org/File%20Library/Psychiatrists/Cultural-Competency/IPV-Guide/APA-Guide-to-IPV-Among-Women.pdf

• This article provides information about intimate partner violence and may assist you in your Working With a Victim of Sexual Offenses or Violent Crime or Offender journal this week.

Bergen-Cico, D. K., Haygood-El, A., Jennings-Bey, T. N., & Lane, S. D. (2014). Street addiction: A proposed theoretical model for understanding the draw of street life and gang activity. Addiction Research and Theory, 22(1), 15–26. https://doi.org/10.3109/16066359.2012.759942

• The full-text version of this article is available through the PsycINFO database in the Ashford University Library. This article provides information about gang activity and may assist you in your Domestic Violence learning activity this week.

Carbajosa, P., Catalá-Miñana, A., Lila, M., Gracia, E., & Boira, S. (2017). Responsive versus treatment-resistant perpetrators in batterer intervention programs: Personal characteristics and stages of change. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 24(6), 936–950. https://doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2017.1347933

• The full-text version of this article is available through the Academic Search Complete database in the Ashford University Library. This article provides information about batterer intervention programs and may assist you in your Domestic Violence learning activity this week.

Dichter, M. E., Thomas, K. A., Crits-Christoph, P., Ogden, S. N., & Rhodes, K. V. (2018). Coercive control in intimate partner violence: Relationship with women’s experience of violence, use of violence, and danger. Psychology of Violence, 8(5), 596–604. https://doi.org/10.1037/vio0000158

• The full-text version of this article is available through the MEDLINE database in the Ashford University Library. This article provides information about intimate partner violence and may assist you in your Working With a Victim of Sexual Offenses or Violent Crime or Offender journal this week.

Duncan, D. T., & Hatzenbuehler, M. L. (2014). Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender hate crimes and suicidality among a population-based sample of sexual-minority adolescents in Boston. American Journal of Public Health, 104(2), 272–278. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2013.301424

• The full-text version of this article is available through the CINAHL Complete database in the Ashford University Library. This article provides information about sexual-minority adolescents and may assist you in your Domestic Violence learning activity this week.

Edmond, T. E., Voth Schrag, R. J., & Bender, A. K. (2019). Opening the black box: Identifying common practice approaches in urban and rural rape crisis centers. Violence Against Women, 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077801219832903

• The full-text version of this article is available through the MEDLINE database in the Ashford University Library. This article provides information about violence against women and may assist you in your Domestic Violence learning activity this week.

Gonzalez, K. A., Rostosky, S. S., Riggle, E. D. B., & O’Neil, M. A. (2019). Changing social justice attitudes toward lesbians and gay men: Evaluating three interventions. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 50(5), 333–342. https://doi.org/10.1037/pro0000245

• The full-text version of this article is available through the PsycARTICLES database in the Ashford University Library. This article provides information about social justice and may assist you in your Domestic Violence learning activity this week.

Hogler, R., Henle, C., & Gross, M. (2013). Ethical behavior and regional environments: The effects of culture, values, and trust. Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal, 25(2), 109–121. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10672-013-9215-0

• The full-text version of this article is available through the ProQuest database in the Ashford University Library. This article provides information about ethical behavior and may assist you in your Ethics discussion forum this week.

Neukrug, E., Sparkman, N., & Moe, J. (2017). The Holland code of members of the National Organization for Human Services: A preliminary study of human services professionals. Journal of Employment Counseling, 54(4), 146–155. https://doi.org/10.1002/joec.12063

• The full-text version of this article is available through the Business Source Elite database in the Ashford University Library. This article provides information about ethical behavior and may assist you in your Ethics discussion forum this week.

Peters, R. H., Young, M. S., Rojas, E. C., & Gorey, C. M. (2017). Evidence-based treatment and supervision practices for co-occurring mental and substance use disorders in the criminal justice system. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 43(4), 475–488. https://doi.org/10.1080/00952990.2017.1303838

• The full-text version of this article is available through the SPORTDiscus With Full Text database in the Ashford University Library. This article provides information about the justice system and may assist you in your Domestic Violence learning activity this week.

Shaw, J., Campbell, R., Cain, D., & Feeney, H. (2017). Beyond surveys and scales: How rape myths manifest in sexual assault police records. Psychology of Violence, 7(4), 602–614. https://doi.org/10.1037/vio0000072

• The full-text version of this article is available through the PsycARTICLES database in the Ashford University Library. This article provides information about violence and may assist you in your Working With a Victim of Sexual Offenses or Violent Crime or Offender journal this week.

Webpages

GLAAD. (2019, Jun 24). Incidents of anti-LGBTQ hate violence in 2019 (Links to an external site.). https://www.glaad.org/blog/incidents-anti-lgbtq-hate-violence-2019

Marques, L. (2019, May 19). Intimate partner violence—What it is and what does it look like? (Links to an external site.) Anxiety and Depression Association of America. https://adaa.org/learn-from-us/from-the-experts/blog-posts/consumer/intimate-partner-violence-what-it-and-what-does

• This webpage provides information about intimate partner violence and may assist you in your Domestic Violence learning activity this week.
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National Organization for Human Services. (n.d.). Ethical standards for human services professionals (Links to an external site.). https://www.nationalhumanservices.org/ethical-standards-for-hs-professionals

• This webpage provides information about information about ethics and may assist you in your Ethics discussion forum this week.
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RAINN. (n.d.). Sexual assault (Links to an external site.). https://www.rainn.org/articles/sexual-assault

Smith, M., & Segal, J. (2019, June). Domestic violence and abuse (Links to an external site.). HelpGuide. https://www.helpguide.org/articles/abuse/domestic-violence-and-abuse.htm

• This webpage provides information about domestic violence and abuse and may assist you in your Domestic Violence learning activity this week.
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