AS GOVERNMENT TOOL FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND YOUTH REHABILITATION INTRODUCTION Bahay Tuluyan ng mga Bata sa Dasmarinas A residential institution established to provide care protection and rehabilitation to girls ages 5 to 17 years old who are victims of sexual abuse rape ID: 328610
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THE BAHAY TULUYAN (ORPHANAGE FOR SEXUAL VICTIMS)
AS GOVERNMENT TOOL FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND YOUTH REHABILITATION Slide2
INTRODUCTION
Bahay
Tuluyan
ng
mga
Bata
sa
Dasmarinas
A residential institution established to provide care, protection and rehabilitation to girls ages 5 to 17 years old who are victims of sexual abuse (rape, incest, acts of lasciviousness, sexual exploitation) exploitation, abandonment, negligence and physical abuse and maltreatment.
CLIENTELE
Bahay
Tuluyan
provides residential services to girls who are 5 to 17 years of age and are victims of:
Sexual Abuse – victims of rape, incest, acts of lasciviousness, sexual exploitation for money, profit or any other consideration or due to coercion or influence of any adult, syndicate or group.
Abandonment – child having been given up or left alone
Neglect – child not given proper attention
Physical Abuse / Maltreatment – receives cruelty, battering or any unreasonable deprivation of basic needs that demeans her physical Slide3
SERVICES OFFERED:
Social Services -
provides interventions geared toward strengthening the coping capacity of the client and restore or develop their social functioning. This includes better understanding and acceptance of the cause of the client’s placement at the center.
Homelife
Services -
provision of a well-balance, organized and non-formal activities in support to the treatment and rehabilitation of the residents. Includes systematic home rules and regulations as therapeutic
endeavour
.
Psychological & Psychiatric Services -
provision of psychological treatment and rehabilitation especially for residents whose normal functioning are affected by the traumatic experiences.
Spiritual Enhancement and Values Formation -
activities that enhance the moral and spiritual development of the residents.
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Recreational and other Socio-cultural activities -
activities that promote self-esteem and social interaction among clients e.g. dancing, singing, theater arts, etc.
Skills training activities -
provides skills training activities on sewing, rug and bag-making among others. Aside from enhancing the rehabilitation of the client, each are designed discover and enhance client’s potential and creativity for future employment opportunities.
Legal services -
provision of legal services in the form of legal opinion, lawyer’s services or assistance through volunteer and retainer lawyers.
Aftercare & follow up services -
conducted in coordination with local social worker, it includes continuous assessment, regular monitoring of the clients progress at home and in the community. May also include provision of other necessary assistance to the family e.g. medical and livelihood assistanceSlide5
REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION
Girls who are victims of the above stated abuses will be admitted to the Center provided that she is
Free from any communicable / contagious disease;
Does not possess any form of mental illness;
Comes from any of the municipalities / provinces
Has the following requirements:
referral letter
Social Case Study Report
Birth Certificate
Medical CertificateSlide6
PROFILE OF THE BAHAY TULUYAN
28 Minors in the Facility with ages ranging from 9 to 17 years of age
Majority were molested by relatives e.g. foster father or step-father
Most cases were reported by neighbors
Incest is the most common crime
6 House Parents
4 Social Workers
Funded by the National GovernmentSlide7
Most come from poor families
They follow a certain routine
They engage in mostly recreational activities
They stay from six months to one year depending on the gravity of cases
Presence of Psychologists, Nutritionists and 24-hour security
Relatives have limited visitation rightsSlide8
CHALLENGES
The lack of appropriate facilities
Can still be productive members of society
Are still normal members of society
Address poverty
How to bring perpetrators to justice
Area is too small
Expand maintenance and monitoring programs
Expand the period of residenceSlide9
LESSONS
Volunteers needed in activities
Awareness of victims
Justice for perpetrators
Constant monitoring of progress
Constant understanding
Vigilant citizens
Importance of education
Alert and vigilant authoritiesSlide10
LIMITATIONS
Access to victims limited in terms of observation, conversation, interaction
Immersion in the
Bahay
Tuluyan
Comparison with other similar institutions
Data on successful “graduates”
Impact on other sectors of society
Root cause of the problem
Study on rehabilitation methods
How to minimize victimsSlide11
SUSTAINABILITY AND IMPACT
Government is addressing such issues
Less in Life, More in Law
Everybody must contribute e.g. reporting, monitoring, donating, services
Victims as contributors to society
Enjoys support from academe
Strengthen other government agencies as support
Victims as achievers
Total development of the individualSlide12
Presentor:
Jose Aims R.
Rocina
Associate Professor
De la Salle University-
Dasmarinas
, Cavite
Philippines
E-mail: jrrocina@dlsud.edu.ph
joseaims_rocina@yahoo.com