Comments on: Understanding Violence and Self-Harm for the Addictions Professional

By: Elizabeth Bush

Elizabeth Bush — Sat, 08 May 2010 21:24:07 +0000

Yes; I have yet to get my head around violence, in spite of being battered while still in the womb. The day we collectively stand up it in all forms is the day it will get written put the genetic code. Look into Gandhi, H.D. Thoreau and and Rev. ML King’s work on non-violence (“Ahimsa”). Ahimsa is far from passivity. It is the strongest force in the universe. One could successfully make the argument that the CSAC education from PAHA is, in fact, a tangible, living act of Ahimsa or Satyagraha. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satyagraha http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahimsa

By: Pala`ela`ehoku Alapai

Pala`ela`ehoku Alapai — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 21:32:21 +0000

This topic is always a sensitive spot with me. Any form of abuse on anyone, especially children or elderly, hurts my heart. It’s sad to know that although we as a human race have “evolved,” we still continue to demonstrate barbaric traits.

By: Michelle Richter

Michelle Richter — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:34:50 +0000

Thank you for holding off on this class until after the holidays. I was anxious to just get the classes done but I’m glad I was forced to wait. The statistics surrounding DV, child abuse and suicide made me cry. If children were nurtured and taught empathy from the beginning, it’s hard for me to believe that there would be so much domestic violence and suicide in the world. Being a 1st time mother and relizing that I haven’t hardly met any other parents who don’t hit their kids is so sad to me. What makes a person think that hitting a child could have any long term benefits? It sets the stage for violence and makes no sense to me.