Date
5-2019
Document Type
Capstone Project (Open Access)
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Department
Health, Human Services and Public Policy
Major
Collaborative Health and Human Services
Abstract
The YWCA of Monterey County services victims of domestic violence and human trafficking. Currently too many victims of Domestic Violence cannot leave the cycle of abuse. While there are many reasons for this problem, this project focused on the fact that domestic violence victims cannot escape being controlled because they lack the power to become independent. The capstone project consisted of the development and implementation of a series of empowerment workshops to help clients break the cycle of domestic violence. Surveys collected at the end of each workshop were used to asses if participants had a change in self-esteem. The results revealed that self-esteem actually decreased throughout the program. I believe this counterintuitive results may be influenced by the short time-frame of the evaluation. The agency should continue to give this workshop every week and reevaluate the program in about a year.
Recommended Citation
Anderson, Brianna Caitlin, "Empowerment Workshop: Helping End the Cycle of Domestic Violence" (2019). Capstone Projects and Master's Theses. 516.
https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/caps_thes_all/516
Included in
Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence Commons, Service Learning Commons, Social Work Commons