Attitudes of Domestic Violence Shelter Workers Toward Mandated Reporter Laws: A Study of Policy Support and Policy Impact

2008 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie A. Steen
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Policy Support ◽  
Policy Impact ◽  
Domestic Violence Shelter ◽  
Mandated Reporter ◽  
Shelter Workers

Pilot Test of an Adapted, Evidence-Based Intervention for Preventing HIV for Women Residing in Domestic Violence Shelters

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (6-7) ◽  
pp. 771-783 ◽  
Author(s):  
Courtenay Cavanaugh ◽  
Jacquelyn Campbell ◽  
Vanessa Whitt ◽  
Gina Wingood
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Condom Use ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Pilot Test ◽  
Domestic Violence Shelters ◽  
Hiv Knowledge ◽  
Domestic Violence Shelter ◽  
Shelter Workers ◽  
Intervention Acceptability

This pilot study examined whether an evidence-based intervention for preventing HIV that was adapted for women residing in domestic violence shelters improved residents’ HIV knowledge and condom use self-efficacy. The intervention acceptability, feasibility, and fidelity were also assessed. Seven domestic violence shelter workers facilitated the intervention to 32 shelter residents. Residents had significantly higher HIV knowledge and condom use self-efficacy after the intervention. Residents found the intervention highly acceptable. Intervention facilitators generally agreed that the intervention was acceptable and feasible. Facilitators taught the intervention mostly as suggested, but with some changes. Study implications are discussed.

scholarly journals Children in domestic violence shelters: Does the feminist perspective collapse?

2021 ◽  
pp. 146801732110097
Author(s):  
Isabelle Côté ◽  
Dominique Damant ◽  
Simon Lapierre
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Feminist Perspective ◽  
Domestic Violence Shelter ◽  
Strong Focus ◽  
Shelter Workers ◽  
Potential Risks ◽  
Extensive Body ◽  
Mother Blaming ◽  
Shed Light

Summary Even though an extensive body of literature on children has swept the field of domestic violence in the last 30 years, little is known about how domestic violence shelter workers understand children’s situations and how they intervene with them. This article seeks to address this gap in the literature, and presents the results of a study conducted with 48 advocates in the province of Québec (Canada). Findings The data suggest that most of the participants adopt a child-centred perspective and consider the children in their own right during their stay. The accounts of the participants’ practices also reveal that they perceive children as being vulnerable and at-risk. With a moderate emphasis on vulnerability and risk, the participants tend to support the children alongside their mothers, while associating potential risks with the behaviour of the perpetrator of domestic violence. However, with a strong focus on vulnerability and risk, participants tend to cast aside the perpetrators’ behaviour and monitor the women-as-mothers during their stay while associating potential risk with their [in]actions under the circumstances. This can lead to mother-blaming, surveillance and more authoritarian interactions. Applications The understanding of children living with domestic violence needs to remain rooted in a feminist analysis of violence against women in order to avoid some of the issues highlighted in the article. Furthermore, studies that seek to shed light on best social work practices when working with children in alliance with their mothers from a feminist perspective are crucially needed.

The Experiences of Domestic Violence Shelter Workers and Their Perceptions of Shelter Services: A Preliminary Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 539-561
Author(s):  
Chris Brown ◽  
Christine Serpe ◽  
Sara Brammer
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Compassion Fatigue ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Secondary Trauma ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Domestic Violence Shelter ◽  
Shelter Workers ◽  
Provision Of Services ◽  
Shelter Services

With domestic violence shelters faced with the persistent and arduous challenge of intimate partner violence, using an online survey, we explored the experiences of 98 shelter workers, including their perceptions of shelter services. Findings revealed that a majority of respondents (94%) indicated that through their work, they have had a positive influence on shelter residents. Moreover, 68% agreed that shelters are successful with providing services that will aid women in becoming self-sufficient, and 94% would like to see shelters have a greater impact on helping women find the pathway to economic independence. Thirty-six and 39% of participants, respectively, endorsed items about compassion fatigue and secondary trauma, and slightly more than half (51%) were frustrated by their work. Challenges in the provision of services included lack of funding, housing, and mental health and communal living issues. Incorporation of wellness efforts and self-care practices are encouraged in order for shelter workers to reduce susceptibility to compassion fatigue and secondary trauma.

Short-Term Response to Counseling and Case Management Intervention in a Domestic Violence Shelter

1997 ◽  
Vol 81 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1243-1251 ◽  
Author(s):  
John R. McNamara ◽  
Melissa A. Ertl ◽  
Sue Marsh ◽  
Suzanne Walker
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Case Management ◽  
Drop Out ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Domestic Violence Shelter ◽  
Management Intervention ◽  
Case Management Intervention ◽  
Skill Deficits ◽  
Shelter Services

81 women who accessed counseling and case management services at a domestic violence shelter after three sessions reported that abuse decreased, life satisfaction increased, perceived coping ability improved, as did their satisfaction with the services. Shelter users, however, also displayed significant skill deficits in the inability to apprise or respond appropriately to abusive situations. Limitations on understanding how shelter services affect longer-term outcomes were ascribed to high drop out rates and the absence of follow-up measures. Researchers need to address the causes of drop-out and what specific interventions can meet the needs of short-term shelter users.

The Influence of Spirituality on Service Utilization and Satisfaction for Women Residing in a Domestic Violence Shelter

2011 ◽  
Vol 17 (10) ◽  
pp. 1244-1259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dawnovise N. Fowler ◽  
Monica Faulkner ◽  
Joy Learman ◽  
Ratonia Runnels
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Service Utilization ◽  
Domestic Violence Shelter

The Hidden Center in Domestic Violence Shelter Fields of Power A Structural Analysis of Primary Source Agents Situated Within the ‘Domestic Violence Shelter’ Field through the Lens of Bourdieu’s Center-Periphery Axis.

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-96
Author(s):  
Kristina Ramskyte
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Structural Analysis ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Power Dynamics ◽  
Chat Room ◽  
Domestic Violence Shelter ◽  
Technical Issues ◽  
System Data ◽  
Direct Feedback

This paper is an exploratory study that uses Bourdieu’s ‘Field of Power’ theory to contextualize and place the expressed and hidden centers of power within the domestic violence shelter system, as a function of direct feedback from agents within that system. Data for the study was collected from Reddit, a popular ‘chat-room’ style forum for a variety of social and technical issues. Direct feedback about domestic violence shelter experiences from all participants in that ecosystem was coded based on agent/power dynamics. Results from the study indicate that certain actors within the domestic violence shelter system, namely abusers represent a hidden center of power.

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