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A battered women's shelterCorker, Sherri G. 05 1900 (has links)
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Journey to healing : themes and stages in change for women survivors of abuse by intimate partnersAllain, Julia Anne 10 April 2008 (has links)
The experience of successfully ending a relationship with an abusive partner is seldom explored, although abuse has been experienced by 29% of married Canadian women (Johnson, 1996, cited in Morrow & Varcoe, 2000). This study used a phenomenological design and a critical social science approach to explore the lived experience of women who ended a relationship with an abusive partner. Seven in-depth interviews were analyzed, and encounters with social support from the justice system, counselling agencies, and transition houses were examined. A five-stage model to describe the change process emerged from the data. Metathemes illuminated important internal and external aspects of change during each stage. Childhood gender socialization influenced participants to stay in abusive relationships. Nevertheless, resistance to abuse was seen to have occurred from the beginning. Changing beliefs about gender roles and relationship expectations emerged as an important part of learning and influenced decision-making. Loss of hope and realization of harm led to a shift in decisional balance that culminated in determination to end the relationship. Simple goals evolved to become complex goals as change continued. Participants who attempted to understand their experiences reached a stage that included evolving and healing. Healing also involved a balanced lifestyle, in accordance with the bio-psycho-social-spiritual model. The model's terminology describes a woman in the successive stages of change as a learner, an actor, an evaluator, a survivor, and a thriver. The model is compared with the Transtheoretical Model of Change, and surprising reports of very low self-efficacy at the point of ending the relationship are discussed.
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Intimate partner violence among Latina women: In their own wordsYeung, Sarah Anne, Quesada, Yvonne Leticia 01 January 2007 (has links)
The purpose of this study was to develop a deeper understanding of the experiences of Latina women in Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) relationships. Young Women's Christian Association-Women In Need Growing Stronger (YWCA-WINGS) is a program in Los Angeles County that works with victims and survivors of IPV.
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Examining the effects of abuse on girls in gangsFord, Champagne Monique 01 January 2008 (has links)
The purpose of this study is to encourage further study and attention to girls that are at high risk of becoming members of a gang. The more that can be learned about this group the more can be done to implement appropriate policies and programs to effectively target and assist this population. This study is based on an existing data set that profiled the needs and characteristics of girls that were incarcerated May 1996 at a California Youth Authority facility in Ventura, now called The Division of Juvenile Justice.
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Die behoefte aan ondersteuning van vroue in landelike gebiede wat by intiemepaargeweld betrokke is : 'n ekologiese perspektiefVan Breda, Edna Elizabeth 03 1900 (has links)
Thesis (M Social Work)--Stellenbosch University, 2012. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Intimate partner violence is world wide and in South Africa an increasing social problem that
leads to life-threatening history of injuries and psychosocial problems. Intimate partner violence
is a global phenomenon prevalent in all socio-economic, race, religion, cultural and geographical
boundaries. Although women with a lack or low income is more at risk of intimate partner
violence and this reinforces their dependency of the intimate partner violence relationship. The
largest percentage of South Africa’s poor population lives in rural areas that make them more
vulnerable for social problems because of their lack of adequate resources. Women in rural areas
involved with intimate partner violence are physically isolated from a supportive social network
and must travel far distances to gain access to formal support resources.
The goal of the study is to gain an understanding of the support needs of women in rural areas
that are involved in intimate partner violence from an ecological perspective. To achieve this
goal, the objectives are: to explain the nature, extent and origin of intimate partner violence as a
social problem; to discuss the relevance of the ecological perspective as a theoretical framework
regarding the analyses of intimate partner violence; to describe the support needs of women in
rural areas that is involved in intimate partner violence; to investigate the experience of women
in rural areas that is involved in intimate partner violence regarding the availability of support;
and to offer recommendations regarding the promotion of the support needs for women in rural
areas that is expose to intimate partner violence.
Combinations of a quantitative and qualitative research approach were used in the study. The
study further assumed an exploratory and descriptive research design due to the lack of
information on support that is available to women in rural areas that are involved in intimate
partner violence. A purposive sampling method was used to select the participants. Data was
gathered by means of a semi-structured questionnaire, which was administered during 20
individual interviews. This allowed for a holistic view of the participants beliefs about, or
perceptions of the topic. The design of the questionnaire was based on the information obtained
from the literature review.
The findings of the empirical investigation mainly confirmed the findings of the literature study
that those women in rural areas that are involved in intimate partner violence support needs, from multiple levels of the ecological perspective. This support entails both informal and formal
support resources which vary from concrete, informational to emotional support in order to cope
with stressful life situations.
The most important recommendations resulting from the study indicate that social workers must
use an ecological approach during service rendered to women in rural areas that are involved in
intimate partner violence. This approach can be used to identify and strengthen support resources
on a micro, meso, exo and macro system level.
The study further indicate that social workers must collaborate with different government sectors
such as health care, police and law enforcement in order to create a multi professional team that
focus on the social functioning of families and the community as a entity. Social workers that
render intervention services to women in rural areas that are exposed to intimate partner violence
should focus on all levels of social work intervention. The recommendation emphasises the
importance of women and the communities’ awareness regarding intimate partner violence to
promote women independency and to promote and facilitate support groups. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Intiemepaargeweld is wêreldwyd asook in Suid-Afrika ‘n toenemende sosiale probleem wat ‘n
geskiedenis van ernstige beserings en psigososiale probleme vir vroue tot gevolg het. Die
universele gebeurtenisse van intiemepaargeweld vind plaas binne alle sosio-ekonomiese, ras-,
geloofs-, kulturele en geografiese grense. Alhoewel vroue met gebrekkige of lae inkomste hulle
‘n groter risiko vir intiemepaargeweld maak, versterk dit ook vroue se afhanklikheid van die
intiemepaargeweldverhouding. Die meerderheid van Suid-Afrika se arm populasie woon in
landelike gebiede, wat hulle meer kwesbaar maak vir maatskaplike probleme weens die gebrek
aan genoegsame hulpbronne. Vroue in landelike gebiede wat by intiemepaargeweld betrokke is,
is fisies geïsoleerd van ‘n ondersteunende sosiale netwerk en moet ver afstande reis om toegang
tot formele ondersteuningshulpbronne te kry.
Die doel van hierdie studie is om met behulp van die ekologiese perspektief die behoefte aan
ondersteuning van vroue wat by intiemepaargeweld betrokke is, beter te verstaan. Om hierdie
doel te bereik, is die doelwitte: om die aard, omvang en oorsprong van intiemepaargeweld as ‘n
maatskaplike probleem te verduidelik; om die relevansie van die ekologiese perspektief as
teoretiese raamwerk vir die ontleding van intiemepaargeweld te bespreek; om die ondersteuning
wat nodig is vir vroue in landelike gebiede wat by intiemepaargeweld betrokke is, te omskryf;
om ondersoek in te stel na die ervaring van vroue in landelike gebiede wat by intiemepaargeweld
betrokke is, ten opsigte van die beskikbaarheid van ondersteuning; en om aanbevelings te maak
ten opsigte van die bevordering van die ondersteuning vir vroue in landelike gebiede wat aan
intiemepaargeweld blootgestel word.
‘n Kombinasie van kwantitatiewe en kwalitatiewe navorsingsbenaderings is in hierdie studie
gebruik. Tydens hierdie ondersoek is ook beide ‘n verkennende en beskrywende
navorsingsontwerp benut, aangesien die beskikbare literatuur ‘n gebrek aan inligting aangaande
ondersteuning wat beskikbaar is aan vroue in landelike gebiede wat by intiemepaargeweld
betrokke is, toon. ‘n Doelbewuste streekproefmetode is geselekteer om deelnemers te verkry. Die
data is ingevorder deur die gebruik van ‘n semi-gestruktureerde vraelys tydens 20 afsonderlike
individuele onderhoude. Sodoende kon ‘n geheelbeeld van die deelnemers se oortuigings en
persepsies aangaande die onderwerp van die studie verkry word. Die samestelling van die
vraelys berus op inligting wat uit die literatuurstudie verkry is.
Die resultate van die ondersoek het hoofsaaklik die bevindinge van die literatuurstudie bevestig
dat vroue in landelike gebiede wat by intiemepaargeweld betrokke is, ‘n behoefte aan
ondersteuning op veelvoudige vlakke van die ekologiese perspektief het. Hierdie ondersteuning
behels beide informele en formele ondersteuningsbronne en varieer vanaf konkrete,
informatiewe tot emosionele ondersteuning ten einde stresvolle lewensituasies te kan hanteer.
Die belangrikste aanbevelings van hierdie studie dui daarop dat maatskaplike werkers die
ekologiese perspektief moet gebruik tydens dienste wat aan vroue in landelike gebiede wat by
intiemepaargeweld betrokke is, gelewer word. Hierdie perspektief kan die nodige
ondersteuningshulpbronne identifiseer en versterk om die nodige ondersteuning aan hierdie
vroue op ‘n mikro-, meso-, ekso- en makrosisteemvlak te bied.
Die aanbevelings dui ook aan dat maatskaplike werkers saam met verskeie regeringsektore,
naamlik gesondheidsorg-, polisie- en wetstoepassingsdienste, ‘n multi-professionele span vorm
sodat daar op die sosiale funksionering van gesinne en gemeenskap as ‘n geheel gefokus word.
Maatskaplike werkers wat intervensiedienste lewer aan vroue in landelike gebiede wat aan
intiemepaargeweld blootgestel word, moet op alle maatskaplikewerk-intervensievlakke fokus.
Die aanbevelings beklemtoon die noodsaaklikheid van vroue en die gemeenskappe se
bewustheid rakende intiemepaargeweld om sodoende vroue se onafhanklikheid te bevorder en
ondersteuningsgroepe te bevorder en te fasiliteer.
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Organizational Perceptions of Women's Vulnerability to Violence in the Wake of DisasterWilson, Jennifer L. (Jennifer Lyn) 08 1900 (has links)
Women as a group hold little power in the social system which increases women's vulnerability to domestic violence. According to Merton (1970), social problems may be revealed through the disaster recovery process. A coraHunity1s organizational response to social problems such as wife abuse depends upon organizational members' perceptions. The data suggest that organizational perceptions of domestic violence largely depend upon the setting or environment in which an organization exists and operates. A second factor that greatly determines an organization's perception of domestic violence after disaster is organizational type. Organizations which provide services to domestic violence victims pre-disaster are more likely to perceive domestic violence following disaster than organizations which do not provide domestic violence related services prior to disaster.
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Health care for intimate partner violence : current standard of care and development of protocol managementJoyner, Kate 12 1900 (has links)
Thesis (DPhil (Sociology and Social Anthropology))--University of Stellenbosch, 2009. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The World Health Organisation recognises intimate partner violence (IPV) to be of major
consequence to women’s mental and physical health, yet in South Africa it remains a
neglected area of care. Within a professional action research framework, this study
implemented a previously recommended South African protocol for the screening and holistic
management of IPV in women in order to test its feasibility and to adapt it for use in the
primary health care (PHC) sector of the Western Cape. It also aimed to identify the current
nature of care offered to female survivors of IPV. Thirdly, it aimed to learn from the process
of training and supporting (nurse) researchers who were new to the action research paradigm
and methodology.
Successfully implementing and evaluating a complex health intervention in the current PHC
scenario required a flexible methodology which could enable real engagement with, and a
creative response to, the issues as they emerged. Guided by the British Medical Research
Council’s framework for development and evaluation of randomised controlled trials for
complex health interventions (Medical Research Council, 2000, p.3), this study was
positioned within the modelling phase. Professional action research used a co-operative
inquiry group process as the overarching method with the usual cycles of action, observation,
reflection and planning. Altogether five co-researchers were involved in implementing the
protocol and were members of the inquiry group. A number of techniques were used to
observe and reflect on experience, including participant interviews, key informant interviews,
focus groups with health care providers at each site, quantitative data from the medical
records and protocol, field notes and academic literature. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die Wêreld Gesondheidsorganisasie erken dat geweldpleging in intieme verhoudings
(“intimate partner violence”, of IPV) ‘n groot impak het op vroue se geestes- en fisiese
gesondheid, terwyl dit ʼn verwaarloosde area van sorg in Suid-Afrika is. Binne ‘n
professionele aksie-navorsingsraamwerk, implementeer hierdie studie ‘n voorheen aanbevole
Suid-Afrikaanse protokol vir die sifting en holistiese hantering van IPV by vroue om die
uitvoerbaarheid daarvan te toets en om dit aan te pas vir gebruik in die primêre
gesondheidsorgsektor (PGS) van die Wes-Kaap. Die projek poog ook om die huidige aard van
sorg wat aan vroulike oorlewendes van IPV beskikbaar is, te identifiseer. Derdens het dit ook
ten doel om te leer van die proses van opleiding en ondersteuning van (verpleeg-) navorsers
vir wie die aksie-navorsingsparadigma en methodologie nuut was.
Suksesvolle implementering en evaluering van ‘n komplekse gesondheidsintervensie in die
huidige PGS scenario vereis ‘n buigsame methodologie wat betrokkenheid met, en ‘n
kreatiewe respons tot, kwessies soos wat dit ontwikkel, moontlik maak. Gelei deur die Britse
Mediese Navorsingsraad se raamwerk vir die ontwikkeling en evaluering van ewekansige
gekontroleerde proewe vir komplekse gesondheidsintervensies (Mediese Navorsingsraad,
2000, bl.3), was hierdie studie binne die modelleringsfase geposisioneer. Professionele aksienavorsing
het ‘n gekoördineerde ondersoekgroep as die oorkoepelende metode - met die
normale siklusse van aksie, waarneming, reflektering en beplanning - gebruik. Altesaam vyf
mede-navorsers wat lede van die ondersoekgroep was, was betrokke in die implementering
van die protokol. ‘n Aantal tegnieke is gebruik om waar te neem en te reflekteer op ervarings,
insluitend deelnemersonderhoude, sleutel-informant onderhoude, fokusgroepe met
gesondheidsorgverskaffers by elke fasiliteit, kwantitatiewe data van die mediese verslae en
protokol, veldnotas en akademiese literatuur.
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Social welfare services offered at shelters to female victims of domestic violenceVan Zyl, Ann-Marie 12 1900 (has links)
Thesis (M Social Work (Social Work))--Stellenbosch University, 2008. / An exploratory and descriptive research design was selected together with a
combination of both a quantitative and qualitative research approach to obtain the
necessary information, insight and knowledge regarding the social welfare services
offered to female victims of domestic violence in shelters. The motivation for this
investigation stemmed from the lack of information on social welfare services offered
to these female victims. The researcher became aware of this lack of information due
to the fact that only limited studies and investigations had been done into the social
welfare services offered to female victims of domestic violence within South Africa.
The goal of this study is therefore to gain a better understanding of the social welfare
services offered to female victims of domestic violence in shelters in order to provide
recommendations to social service practitioners for the improvement of social welfare
services in such circumstances.
The literature study firstly focused on the theories, conceptualisation and dimensions
of domestic violence in order to gain an understanding and knowledge base of the
theories that describe domestic violence, concepts that provide an understanding of
the phenomenon of domestic violence as well the dimensions of domestic violence.
Furthermore, the literature study focuses on the policies, legislations and the
government’s commitment to address domestic violence in South Africa. The primary
focus of the literature study was to investigate the social welfare services that are
offered to female victims of domestic violence in shelters.
The researcher contacted the Department of Social Development of the Western
Cape in order to identify the shelter organisations that offer social welfare services to
female victims of domestic violence and finally a purposive sampling was done of ten
shelters in the Western Cape Metropole area which offer social welfare services to
female victims of domestic violence. A qualitative and quantitative investigation was
performed by means of conducting semi-structured interviews with the aid of an
interview guide. The results of the investigation mainly confirmed the findings of the literature study
that domestic violence is an inherent part of the life in South Africa, also that
domestic violence has a variety of causes and consequences and that social welfare
services offered to female victims of domestic violence are an important part of the
process of empowerment in shelters.
The recommendations were aimed at services in shelters and professional persons
involved in the rehabilitation and empowerment of abused women during their
accommodation in the shelters. The recommendations also included further research
to explore the impact of these social welfare services on female residents, and to
address the areas where social welfare services fall short in order to provide insight
into the development of other social welfare services that are needed by female
residents when entering a shelter.
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Violation transformation : empowering women in the inner city of JohannesburgGordon, Dana 15 April 2014 (has links)
M.Tech. (Architecture) / Please refer to full text to view abstract
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Casework intervention for abused women in the Moses Kotane Local MunicipalityTwala, Thembi Maria Carol 03 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MSocialWork)--Stellenbosch University, 2004. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This research investigates casework intervention for abused women in Moses Kotane
Local Municipality.
The purpose of this research is to present a theoretical and practical framework from a
casework perspective for dealing with abused women. The motivation for the study
was based on the need of social workers to have a framework when applying
casework during intervention with abused women. The framework will offer guidance
and will ensure that the service rendered to abused women is of a good quality.
The objectives of this study is to investigate the nature and extent of the abuse of
women in Moses Kotane Local Municipality, to explain the causes and consequences
of abuse, and to describe casework intervention strategies to address abuse of women.
The research covers the nature and prevalence of abuse of women as well as the
causes of abuse. The consequences of abuse of women are also outlined in the
research report.
A practice perspective, a theory and a model which can be applied during intervention
with abused women, is also included in the report. A practical framework is also
included with the help of literature reviewed.
The empirical research involved both qualitative and quantitative methods. This
section presents findings in the form of tables and figures and gives an analysis of the
findings. The findings were analyzed and compared with the findings from previous
studies undertaken by various authors. The findings can be used as a guideline by
social workers when applying casework during intervention with abused women.
Recommendations are also included in the report. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Met hierdie navorsing is ondersoek ingestel na gevallewerk-intervensie met
mishandelde vroue in die Moses Kotane Plaaslike Munisipaliteit.
Die doel van die navorsing was om 'n teoretiese en praktiese raamwerk vanuit 'n
gevallewerk-perspektief vir intervensie met mishandelde vroue aan te bied. Die
motivering vir die studie was gebaseer op maatskaplike werkers se behoefte aan 'n
raamwerk wanneer gevallewerk gedurende intervensie met mishandelde vroue
toegepas word. Met dié raamwerk word beoog om riglyne aan te bied wat sal verseker
dat die dienste wat aan die mishandelde vroue gelewer word van 'n goeie kwaliteit is.
Die doelwitte van die studie is om die aard en omvang van die mishandeling van
vroue in die Moses Kotane Plaaslike Munisipaliteit te ondersoek, om die oorsake en
gevolge van mishandeling te verduidelik, en om gevallewerk-intervensie strategieë
om mishandeling van vroue te hanteer te beskryf.
Die navorsing handel oor die aard en voorkoms van die mishandeling van vroue,
asook die oorsake van mishandeling. Die gevolge van mishandeling van vroue word
ook in die navorsingsverslag aangebied.
'n Praktykperspektief, 'n teorie en 'n model wat gebruik kan word vir intervensie met
mishandelde vroue word in die verslag aangebied. 'n Praktiese raamwerk wat
gebaseer is op die literatuur wat bestudeer is word aangebied.
Die empiriese navorsing het behels dat beide kwalitatiewe en kwantitatiewe metodes
benut is. In hierdie afdeling word bevindinge in die vorm van tabelle en figure
aangebied en 'n ontleding van die bevindinge word gemaak. Die bevindinge van die
studie is ontleed en vergelyk met die bevindinge van vorige studies wat deur verskeie
outeurs onderneem is. Die bevindinge kan deur maatskaplike werkers benut word as
riglyne wanneer gevallewerk met mishandelde vroue gedoen word.
Aanbevelings word ook in die verslag ingesluit.
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