Week 4 Case Study

Choose a side and will prepare context supporting their respective positions to be presented in the form of a persuasive essay. Prepare a 2-3 page paper addressing the task below. You may format your position using a bulleted list, paragraphs, or a combination of both. APA formatting is not required but your paper should reflect cohesive thoughts.

Task:

1. Review Susan’s Story. Discuss your thoughts regarding the impact of DV (intimate partner violence), and its impact on child welfare.

2. Choose a side:

• Agency collaboration would be beneficial in this case.
• Agency collaboration isn’t beneficial in this case.

3. Explain your choice.

• What are the strengths and weaknesses associated with your choice? (Funding, agency influence, policies, politics?)
• What are two (2) suggestions for how the issues described in the video could be addressed?

For further guidelines on your paper, refer to the Debate Rubric

Resources:

• Domestic Violence PowerPoint This PowerPoint presentation was created by Noelle Sincere Duckworth, formerly of the Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence (Used by permission)
• Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) This site defines Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and includes information from data sources, to IPV prevention strategies.
• Violence Prevention This site explains the history of Violence Prevention, through the CDC. It includes information about different approaches and models used to develop strategic directions to address this issue.
• Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention This site defines Child Maltreatment and includes information from data sources, to child maltreatment prevention strategies.