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Show Conclusion Abraham Maslow model needs hierarchy: (1954) developed a The most prepotent needs are physiological deficiencies which must be overcome at least to some minimal degree before other needs can operate. Then, in order of prepotency, there are safety needs, belongingness and love needs, esteem needs, and self-actualizing needs. (Maslow, 1968) Safety is the most prepotent of all needs. The person must have safety to live, grow, leam, and develop physically, mentally and spiritually-to fully develop what Socrates referred to as the tripartite soul. Domestic violence threatens all aspects of the safety of the victim and the children living in violent homes. The health care provider working in concert with law enforcement, prosecutors, judges, social workers, treatment providers and probation officers can do much to stem the tide of violence in our homes, on the streets, and in our state. And in an effort to prevent, intervene and suppress family violence, the health care provider can move beyond the cuts, scratches, abrasions and the broken bones pertaining to the physical body and aid in healing the mind and psyche of the individual-touching the whole of the person for a more holistic healing. References Acherman, H. (1985). The War Against Women: Overcoming Female Abuse 2. Hazelden Foundation. Colburn, D. (Thursday, July 18, 1996). Question Can Help Identify Domestic Violence. Ogden Standard, Health Section, D4. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Youth Services (1995). Delinquent Youth and Family Violence: A Study of Abuse and Neglect in the Homes of Serious Juvenile Offenders 17-18. Hyman, A. & Chez, R.A. (1995). Mandatory Reporting of Domestic Violence By Health Care Providers: A Misguided Approach. Prepared for the Family Violence Prevention Fund, San Francisco, CA. Martin, J. & Bennett, B. (Tuesday, August 20, 1996). Kevorkian: No Illness Found in Latest Suicide. The Salt Lake Tribune. Maslow, A. (1968). International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences 593. Miller, G. (1989). Violence By and Against America's Children. Journal of Juvenile Justice Digest 17 (12) 6. Peachey, R. M.D. (1988). Statistics, National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women. Plato. (1967). The Encyclopedia of Philosophy 329 - 330. Utah Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice. (1995). Criminal Justice New Thru Numbers: Domestic Violence. Vol. 3 No. 1 February. YWCA of Salt Lake City, Women in Jeopardy Program (1994). About the Author Jo Ann S. Secrist is an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Utah's Child and Family Support Division, Health Section and an associated instructor of family law at the University of Utah School of Law. She received her J.D. in 1993 from the J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University. Utah's Health: An Annual Review 1996 5 |