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Building an Ethical Organization: Part Two - Axia College of University of Phoenix

Strategies for developing an ethical organizational culture.

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    Building an Ethical 1 Building an Ethical Organization: Part Two UoP Student Axia College of University of Phoenix Write an essay of 1,500 to 2,000 words designing an ethical organization that supports victims of a social issue of your choice. Include the organization's purpose, mission statement, services offered, code of ethics, workplace culture, and community involvement. Cite sources using APA format.

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    Building an Ethical 2 Building an Ethical Organization: Part Two According to the U.S. Department of Justice (2009), a sexual assault happens once every two minutes. When these assaults occur, where do the victims turn for assistance? Currently there is no central location for these victims and UoP Student is determined to rectify that. On January 29, 2009 the Coshocton City Council accepted UoP Student ’s proposal to equip the community with a sexual abuse victim’s center. This organization will reside at 338 Pier Street and will house a variety of services that victims of sexual assault can benefit from. The SAVES building, which stands for Sexual Assault Victim’s Educational Safe Haven, will be open 365 days a year, 24 hours a day to meet the needs of the community. The building will be operated by a non - profit victim’s advocacy organization of the same name and will offer counseling, educational programs, legal advice and much more. By housing many services in one building, it is UoP Student ’s goal that victims will get the care they need and not fall between the cracks . About the Organization SAVES was founded in 2008 by UoP Student , who herself was a victim of sexual assault. UoP Student was unable to locate services that would help her through the frightening and overwhelming process of dealing with her assault : filing a report against her attacker, wading through the red tape that is the justice system, and locating a counselor or support group to help her deal with her emotion s . UoP Student is not alone, according to Campbell (2008) : “Rape victims encounter significant difficulties obtaining help from the legal, medical, and mental health systems, and what help they do receive can leave them feeling blamed, doubted, and re - victimized. As a result, survivors' post - rape

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    Building an Ethical 3 distress may be due not only to the rape itself but also to how they are treated by social systems after the assault.” (para. 40) UoP Student had a desire to change this and empower those victims who often feel less than adequate after their experience. Services Offered UoP Student has focused much of her attention on including families and friends of victims into her programs. Many loved ones try to deal with their own emotional issues after an attack as well as help the victim. UoP Student refers to this as the ripple effect; those surrounding the victim have little knowledge on how to help or how to handle the emotions of the victims . SAVES goal is to change this. A toll - free number will be staffed 24 hours a day for victims and their families and friends who are seeking advice, want to report a crime, or just need a sympathetic ear. Those who call wanting to report an assault will be offered the services of a victims advocate. This individual can accompany the victim to the police to file a complaint, to the hospital to be examined, and the advocate will also be available to support the victim at any legal proceedings that take place after the assault. SAVES staff will be able to assist with pregnancy and sexually transmitted infection testing in the days after an attack. These tests are confidential, and additional counseling services will be offered to those with positive test results. SAVES will also provide general counseling to the victims and their families as well as legal advice and support. Individuals who are victims of sexual assault are prime candidates for post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Immediate and frequent counseling can help to le ssen the damage caused by PTSD (Tolin & Foa, 2006), which is one of the many reasons that counseling will be strongly advised at SAVES. Victims need to

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