Southern New Hampshire University Policy Analysis and Application Peer Responses
By Day 5Read a selection of your colleagues' posts.Respond to at least two colleagues by explaining the various costs you think will be associated with their suggested policy changes. Then, explain whether a consideration of cost when adopting a policy or program contradicts the social workers’ code of ethics.Support your response with specific references to the resources. Be sure to provide full APA citations for your references.Colleague 1: Ieshia Post an explanation of one change you might make to the policies that affect the client in the case. Be sure to reference the case you selected in your post.In the Case of Rita, she is a 22 young Latino woman who was assaulted by a coworker. After her assault she went through a varies of emotions such as guilt, shame, emotional shock, powerlessness, anxiety, fear anger and doubting her judgement (Plummer, Makris, & Brocksen, 2014). Due to all these emotions she didn’t want to file a report. In the state she resides in a victim of sexual assault has 90 days to file a report or the forensic kit will be destroyed. The first change I would make is keeping the forensic kit active until after a client receives therapy and is ready to decide. So many victims of sexual assault blame themselves for it happening and don’t want to file a report. Rita received therapy for 6 months and “after the 5th month, Rita felt strong enough to disclose to her family and file a report with the police” (Plummer, Makris, & Brocksen, p. 65, 2014).Finally, explain how you might evaluate the success of the policy changes.I believe that this policy change will benefit a lot of individuals. 90 days is not enough time for a person to process the event and work through the trauma. Without receiving counseling, a lot of victims of sexual assault fall into a depression that hinders them for making smart decisions. I would evaluate this policy change by assessing the sexual assault victims after receiving therapy. This assessment will help me to gain their perspective of this journey and gain any input they may have with the policy change.ReferencePlummer, S.-B., Makris, S., & Brocksen, S. M. (Eds.). (2014). Social work case studies:Foundation year. Baltimore: MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing.Colleague 2: Nicole Provide an explanation of one change you might make to the policies that affect the client in the case. A policy I would change in the case of Rita is the 90-day hold policy for the sexual assault forensic evidence. This impacts many survivors of sexual assault and rape. As a social worker working alongside a victim, as the case with Rita, it can be a long journey. Goals can be set, however, each individual responds to the trauma differently. Often times social workers and therapists' treatment involves crisis intervention and stabilization, along with emotional support and validation surrounding their experience. Often times this type of trauma can cause acute stress, guilt, shame, emotional shock, powerlessness, anxiety, fear, anger, and doubting her judgment. This can take time. Explain how you might evaluate the success of the policy changes.I think that specifically in Rita's case and state that she resides in they should do away with the 90-day policy. Instead, follow the same policy and guidelines affiliated with their no statute of limitations in actually reporting sexual assault. The policies should coincide with one another. This would give victims more time to process their trauma and decide what they want to do from a legal standpoint once they have begun the recovery process in a therapeutic setting. Then the forensic evidence that was collected in the rape kit, would still be available for use when the victim is ready to peruse it from a legal standpoint. References:Plummer, S., Makris, S., Brocksen, S. M. (2013-10-21). Social Work Case Studies: Foundation Year. [[VitalSource Bookshelf version]]. Retrieved from vbk://9781624580062