Service learning: Domestic Violence Intervention Program

The Domestic Violence Intervention Program

(DVIP)Jackie Brockway

Danielle CartyDarin Evangelista

Claudia Taylor

What is DVIP?The Mission of the Domestic Violence

Intervention Program is to provide comprehensive support and advocacy services to victim/survivors, focusing on immediate and long-term safety, empowerment, dignity, and hope. In collaboration with the community, we strive to end domestic abuse through education, accountability, and social justice.

Out-reach program for both men & women24-hour hotlineOther resources (such as counselling)

How Did We Fulfill Their Need?we first met with Shyshe allowed us to brainstorm our own ideasGroup decision making

And we decided to...

1. Throw a pizza party

2. Host a pamper party

3. Put on a fundraiser at Walmart

4. Dorm donation dropbox (DDD)

Pizza Party• For the children

• Our Experience= FUN!!!

Pamper Party Marketing/donation solicitation Finding additional volunteers

Marketing/DonationsOrganization

being served Provided

information about the eventWho, what,

when, and whereHelp need

Raise $300 in-kind donations

Finding additional volunteers

Fundraiser at WalmartFinding a venue

Marketing/donation solicitation

Marketing/Donations

Dorm Donation Dropbox (DDD)Students to donate used or unwanted items

to their designated R.A. roomsR.A.’s have volunteered their time and rooms

for drop-off location

What Claudia Learned..Strengths at work

Darin - adaptability, maximizer, strategic ideation and Self-Assurance Jacqueline - Positivity, Communication, Includer, Empathy, and Woo Danielle - Competition, empathy, consistency, discipline, and achiever Claudia - Strategic, individualization, deliberative, context, and belief

Significance of marketingFamiliarity Presentation Message

What Danielle Learned.. Privacy regulations that exist in the

workplace and within families contradict privacy policies within DVIP

• In organizations (video surveillance, phone tapping, data mining are viewed unacceptable by employers; employers argue to improve working conditions)

• In families-“what happens behind closed doors”-“there’s no place like home”-sharing a room?

• DVIP-limited ‘sphere’ of privacy-main objective is keeping clients safe -disclosing shelter address

What Darin Learned..Communicating multiple identities

Importance of good humor in an organization

Report vs. rapport talk

What Jackie Learned..Domestic violence

Importance of Social Support on victims

How DVIP is a good example for other domestic violence organizations

Concepts We Learned Applicable to the Course

Hierarchy of needsLearning organizationsTeamsWork-life conflictMindful communicationCritical modes of beingCreativity & constraintSystems theory

Hierarchy of Needs (p.76)

Self-Actualization

Self-Esteem Love

Safety

Physiological

Learning Organizations (p.88)Peter Senge’s:1. Systems thinking2. Personal mastery3. Flexible mental models4. A shared vision5. Team learning

TeamsGoals

Sponsorship

Facilitators

Work-life Conflict (p. 177)What is this?

• The simultaneous influence of work on members’ lives away from work

• At home, at leisure, and in families and communities-the influence of personal life responsibilities and aspirations on members’ experiences at work

Mindful Communication (p.40)What is this?

• Enables us to understand talk as “as a mental and relational activity that is both purposeful and strategic”

• Everyday occurrence at DVIP

• How does mindful communication differ from mindless/phatic communication?

Critical Modes of Being (p.164)1. Being filled with care

-attention directed to others2. Being filled with thought

-taking action3. Being filled with good humor

-willingness to ‘go with the flow’

Creativity and Constraint (p.32)Creativity of individuals vs. the constraint of

the organization

How this applies to DVIP:-listening vs. advising

Systems Theory (p.86)What is this?

- It evokes the image of a complex, interdependent organization that operates within a dynamic environment and is engaged in an ongoing struggle to create order in the face of unpredictability

How we think differently of DVIPRespect

Understanding

Hard work

Good example

How Our Role Affected the CommunityWe brought awareness to a great

organizationGathered multiple donation items for DVIP

AND....

THE END! Questions/Comments?