I chose the documentary about Genies case because I am entering the field of law as a prosecuting attorney. I intend to focus on cases involving all types of child abuse physical, sexual, emotional, etc. Genies case is a great base for the types of situations I need to learn to prepare myself for. So often people in certain professions go in knowing it will be hard, but not realizing that cases like these will eventually find their way to you. It is horrifying to know that so many children struggle with being abused, and due to lack of preparation for difficult cases, it keeps them in terrifying conditions for an extended amount of time. This extended time is even more hazardous to the well-being of the child, and all problems need to be solved as fast as possible. While one can never truly be numb to a situation similar to Genies, it helps to be more emotionally prepared. Being mo
re stable while dealing with the situation allows you to work and learn faster because you are not so caught up in the pain of the child.
In the psychology field, seeing children who are both emotionally and physically damaged takes a toll on people, and it is never easy. Showing the documentaries in class was an extremely well-thought-out way of exposing students to severe cases of abuse and the effects of such abuse on children and how it follows them into adulthood. Exposing students to these effects allows them to better prepare themselves for horrendous cases of abuse and the rage and pain it instills in children around the world. Assessing these documentaries teaches us how to begin picking through the mind of the abused and start figuring out how to help them. There are so many ways to help the abused, but sometimes we have to create new methods because the case is so extreme.