Intimate Partner Violence Among Transitional-Aged Women With and Without Disabilities: Implications for Social Work Practice

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 275-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elspeth Slayter ◽  
Elizabeth Lightfoot ◽  
Monica Leisey
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Intimate Partner

scholarly journals Trauma-Informed Social Work Practice with Women with Disabilities: Working with Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle S. Ballan ◽  
Molly Freyer
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Women With Disabilities ◽  
Female Survivors ◽  
Disability Theory ◽  
Trauma Informed ◽  
Feminist Disability Theory

Women with disabilities experience intimate partner violence (IPV) at higher rates than both nondisabled women and men, and men with disabilities. Their significant exposure to IPV suggests notable levels of trauma-related symptomology. However, there is a dearth of research on trauma and IPV among women with disabilities, and services tailored to their diverse strengths and needs are scarce. Guided by critical disability theory and feminist disability theory, this article describes culturally sensitive, trauma- informed approaches to practice with female survivors of IPV with disabilities. 

scholarly journals Older Female Survivors of intimate Partner Violence in the Taiwanese Cultural Context

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-85
Author(s):  
Chu-Li Julie Liu ◽  
Faye Mishna
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Female Survivors ◽  
The Life Course ◽  
Grounded Theory Approach

Intimate partner violence (IPV) causes severe physical and psychological damage to victims. Older IPV survivors are increasing around the world with the rapidly growing older population. Little is known about the needs of older female IPV survivors in the Chinese cultural context; the aim of this study was to examine the needs of older female IPV survivors in Taiwan. A grounded theory approach was adopted. Individual in-depth interviews were utilized to collect data. First-level coding, constant comparison among coding, then grouping coding into higher levels of categories and identifying a central story were employed to analyze data. Findings were compared to literature for further verification. Eight Taiwanese older female IPV survivors aged 60 to 74 were interviewed. The findings revealed that the cultural premise emphasizing the importance of family was a major contributor to participants’ staying in abusive relationships. Four themes emerged in this study: 1) the marriage serving different purposes throughout the life course of the participants; 2) keeping the family whole enhances life satisfaction in older age; 3) working towards financial independence for lifetime security is an important goal; and 4) finding an independent space as a way of coping with the abusive relationship. Implications for social work practice, in particular incorporating the cultural premise into developing viable options for older female survivors, are discussed.

scholarly journals A matter of choice—professionals’ views on the incorporation of practical work with intimate partner violence into Swedish personal social services

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-65
Author(s):  
Lisa Lundberg ◽  
Hugo Stranz
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Organisational Change ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Individual Agency ◽  
Telephone Interviews

During the last decades, efforts have been made to increase local support provided to victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) in Sweden. As with other social problems, responsibility to address IPV falls on the municipal personal social services. The present article draws upon data obtained via structured telephone interviews with designated personal social services staff members from a sample of 99 municipalities, focusing on aspects of potential progress in social work with IPV. The results show that successful incorporation of IPV into personal social services largely seems to depend upon the commitment and dedication of individual actors within the organisations. Furthermore, the data indicate that competence in this field depends on personal inclination, with attention to IPV appearing as ‘a matter of choice’. The results are analysed using neo-institutional theory as well as concepts related to social movement studies, with focus on individual agency in organisational change and the potential relevance of IPV as an issue related to gender inequality to gender inequality. The analysis suggests that while IPV social work may challenge institutionalised practises within social services, change may go both ways with IPV being reframed to fit within the established framework of social services.

Overcoming Barriers in Intimate Partner Violence Education and Training of Graduate Social Work Students

2012 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela D. Connor ◽  
Simonne S. Nouer ◽  
SeeTrail N. Mackey ◽  
Megan S. Banet ◽  
Nathan G. Tipton
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
And Training ◽  
Graduate Social Work

Caught in the Crossroad: An Intersectional Examination of African American Women Intimate Partner Violence Survivors’ Help Seeking

2021 ◽  
pp. 152483802199130
Author(s):  
Bernadine Y. Waller ◽  
Jalana Harris ◽  
Camille R. Quinn
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
African American ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Critical Examination ◽  
American Women

Objectives: African American women are disproportionately impacted by intimate partner violence (IPV)-related homicide. They reflect the second highest prevalence rates and experience the highest rates of murder resulting from IPV victimization. Although most survivors note that they have experienced rejection and anticipatory stigma as barriers to their help seeking, African American women additionally experience racism and racial discrimination as obstacles that may further preclude their help seeking. This systematic review highlights African American women’s experiences of rejection from providers and the effects that it may have upon their ability to secure urgent aid. Method: A dearth of literature examines the subtle ways that African American women survivors experience rejection resulting from the interlocking nature of race, class, and gender oppression. Fundamental to developing more culturally salient interventions is more fully understanding their help-seeking experiences. A systematic review was conducted to provide a critical examination of the literature to understand the intersections of IPV and help-seeking behavior among African American women. A total of 85 empirical studies were identified and 21 were included in the systematic review. The review illuminates both the formal and semiformal help-seeking pathways. Results: We recommend integrating anti-Blackness racist praxis, incorporating African American women’s ways of knowing and centralizing their needs in an effort to improve the health and well-being of this population. Conclusions: Eliminating barriers to more immediately accessing the domestic violence service provision system is key to enhance social work practice, policy, and research with African American female survivors of IPV.

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