South Africa is a very violent society, where violence is often used as a social resource to maintain control and establish authority. Global and local research suggests that there is a high prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV), a facet of this violence, although little research has been conducted into the effects of IPV during pregnancy in the South African non-governmental organisation (NGO) context. NGOs globally and in South Africa have attempted to address IPV and IPV during pregnancy by providing services that aim to assist (largely female) clients emotionally and logistically. In light of this phenomenon, this qualitative study presents data generated through the use of a lightly-structured narrative interview schedule. The interviews were conducted over three sessions with eight counsellors, all based at two NGOs in South Africa and experienced in counselling women who have suffered IPV and IPV during pregnancy. This study used Taylor and Littleton’s (2006) narrative-discursive analytical lens, infused with theoretical insights from Foucault about power, discourse and narrative in order to identify the discursive resources that shape the narratives that the counsellors shared in the interviews and how these translate into subject positions and (gendered) power relations of the men and women about whom they speak. Six discursive resources emerged from the narratives, namely a discourse of ‘traditional “African” culture’, ‘patriarchal masculinity’, ‘nurturing femininity’, ‘female victimhood’, ‘female survivorhood’ and ‘human rights’. These informed the three main narratives that emerged: narratives about IPV in general, IPV during pregnancy, and the counsellors’ narratives about their intervention strategies. Within these narratives (and the micro-narratives which comprised them), men were largely positioned as subscribing to violent patriarchal behaviour whilst women were mostly positioned as nurturing and victims of this violence. The counsellors also constructed women as largely ignorant of their options about IPV and IPV during pregnancy; they constructed these phenomena as problems that require intervention and identified a number of factors that indicate what successful IPV interventions should entail. In reflecting upon this analysis, this study also aimed to address the questions of what is achieved or gained by using these narratives and discursive resources, what the significance or consequences are of constructing and using these particular narratives and discourses and whether different narratives or discourses would have been possible. Recommendations for further research includes incorporating more sites as well as interviewing perpetrators and IPV survivors themselves, perhaps in their home language where relevant rather than English, to gain a broader and more faceted understanding of the dynamics surrounding IPV during pregnancy. A recommendation for practice in intervention against IPV during pregnancy is to introduce more holistic/systemic intervention strategies and working with communities to address this issue.

Esta pesquisa foi desenvolvida com o objetivo de refletir sobre a experiência dos educadores sobre violências escolares. Participaram deste estudo vinte e quatro educadores de três escolas, entre elas, uma pública e duas privadas (uma empresarial e outra religiosa) da Região Metropolitana do Recife. O objetivo geral este estudo foi: compreender como os educadores experienciam as violências escolares em seu cotidiano institucional e os específicos foram: caracterizar os professores quanto ao sexo, idade, tempo de experiência na educação, formação acadêmica; descrever as experiências dos educadores sobre violências escolares e identificar como os educadores se percebem em relação à temática das violências escolares. A partir de uma metodologia qualitativa, como instrumento para coleta dos dados utilizamos conversas coletivas com roteiro de perguntas. Os resultados foram analisados a partir da teoria da Representação Social (RS) que diz respeito a um processo criativo de elaborações cognitivas e simbólicas que servem de orientação ao comportamento humano, além de ser um mecanismo de desenvolvimento do objeto social pela comunicação interpessoal, de grupos, de massa e para análise dos dados coletados utilizamos o Discurso do Sujeito Coletivo (DSC) por se tratar de uma técnica de tabulação e organização de dados qualitativos que tem como fundamento a teoria da RS. O DSC permite, através de procedimentos sistemáticos e padronizados, agregar depoimentos sem reduzi-los a quantidades. No DSC surgiram algumas Ideias Centrais (ICs), assim descritas: Insatisfação do educador / adoecimento; Desinteresse dos alunos; Contexto família / escola; Vínculo professor / aluno e Expressões de violência. Os resultados alcançados neste estudo nos permite afirmar que as experiências dos educadores sobre violência escolar se referem a confrontos travados, cotidianamente, por eles no sentido de estabelecer vínculos entre bem-estar pessoal e profissional no ambiente de trabalho, na busca permanente de parceria com as famílias no processo de educar, a preservação da afetividade e da capacidade em lidar com as violências que atingem o meio escolar. Palavras- chave: educação; escola; violência.

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / As avós que assumem a criação de netos constituem um fenômeno cada vez mais frequente nas famílias da atualidade. O presente trabalho teve por objetivo investigar as percepções e vivências das avós guardiãs, frente à criação de seus netos em uma comunidade de baixa renda da cidade de Recife/PE. Especificamente pretendeu-se analisar os motivos que acarretam esta situação, bem como as relações estabelecidas entre as partes, além de caracterizar os sentimentos experimentados pelas avós no papel de guardiãs, e suas expectativas para o futuro. Participaram do estudo 10 avós que cuidavam dos netos em tempo integral, todas residentes na comunidade do Coque. Elas estavam na faixa etária entre 48 e 81 anos e possuíam escolaridade baixa e renda inferior a um salário mínimo. Foi utilizado um roteiro de entrevista, analisado de acordo com a técnica da Análise de Conteúdo Temática. Os dados obtidos no presente estudo mostram o seguinte: 1) os principais motivos que levaram as avós a assumir a criação dos netos estiveram relacionados à gravidez na adolescência, separação dos pais, dependência química e violência; 2) o papel de mãe desses netos sobrepõe-se ao de avó e os dados demonstram que ainda prevalece na sociedade a ideia de que uma mulher é quem deve preferencialmente assumir a criação das crianças; 3) apesar de relatarem cansaço, doenças e dificuldades financeiras, as avós nutrem, em sua grande maioria, sentimentos de bem querer, de amor e dedicação especial pelos netos que criam a ponto de não aceitarem que eles as deixem; 4) as maiores dificuldades citadas foram as financeiras, como a escolaridade e estabelecimento de limites, bem como o receio de que os netos envolvam-se em comportamentos de risco; 5) as expectativas para si mesmas é ter sossego e descansar, enquanto para os netos é que estudem, trabalhem e sejam pessoas de bem. Quanto aos relatos direcionados à comunidade em que vivem ficou evidenciado que, apesar de a acharem violenta e um lugar difícil para criar netos, com diversas limitações de infraestrutura e moradia, elas gostam do lugar. / The grandparents who take the creation of grandchildren are an increasingly common phenomenon in today's families. This study aimed to investigate the perceptions and experiences of guardians grandparents, opposite the creation of his grandchildren in a low income community in Recife / PE. A specific objective is to analyze the reasons that cause this situation as well as the relations between the parties, and to characterize the feelings experienced by grandparents in the role of guardian, and their expectations for the future. Study participants were 10 grandparents who cared for their grandchildren full time, all residents of the community Coque. They were aged between 48 and 81 years and had low education and income less than the minimum wage. An interview script, analyzed according to the technique of thematic content analysis was used. The data obtained in this study show the following: 1) the main reasons why the grandparents to take with grandchildren were related to teenage pregnancy, parents' divorce, substance abuse and violence; 2) the role of mother of these grandchildren overlaps the grandmother and the data show that still prevails in society the idea that a woman is who should preferably take the rearing of children; 3) despite reporting fatigue, illness and financial difficulties, grandmothers nourish, mostly, feelings and want to, love and special dedication by grandchildren who create the point of not accepting that they leave them; 4) the main difficulties cited were financial, with education and establishment of limits, and the fear that the grandchildren engage in risky behaviors; 5) expectations for themselves is to have peace and rest while for the grandchildren is to study, work and be good people. As for reports directed to the community in which they live was evident that, despite the violent and think a difficult place to raise grandchildren, with several limitations of infrastructure and housing, they like the place.

Intimate Partner Violence continues to be a significant social problem in South Africa, requiring a systematised and effective response at multiple levels. The organisation at the centre of this research offers crisis intervention to victims of intimate partner violence, providing basic psychological support, legal information and referrals. The volunteer crisis interventionists are exposed to numerous in-depth accounts of violent and distressing victimisation, making them more vulnerable to vicarious traumatisation. Through this work, their prior assumptions about personal safety, the trustworthiness of other people, and basic justice in the world, are challenged. The challenge to these assumptions increases the likelihood of countertransference victim blaming responses, as it is often easier to hold the client responsible for the tragic event than for the support worker to transform their own assumptions about safety and justice. This victim blaming response is supported by the dominant patriarchal ideology which frequently seeks to maintain the systems of oppression, excusing the perpetrator and placing responsibility on the victim. It was therefore clear that in order to do this work effectively, volunteers needed to be trained to identify their countertransference reactions and emotional responses, as well as undergo a critical re-assessment of their ideas relating to intimate partner violence and victimisation. Using an Intervention Research paradigm, this research designed and developed a training programme based on transformative learning theory, moving away from traditional information models of training to a focus on emotional skills and critical self-insight. The phases of the intervention refined the intervention in order to ensure that the research objectives were met and that the programme could be easily replicated. The evaluation of each phase showed an increased capacity for critical insight, and evidence for a transformative shift in the trainees understanding and approach to intimate partner violence.

Orientador: Lilia Blima Scraiber / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-04T03:54:48Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Ferreira_AndreaFelicissimo_M.pdf: 10595181 bytes, checksum: 6d98808d957495376df13623b4bddf1a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2004 / Resumo: O problema da Violência contra a mulher é um fenômeno mundial e de grande magnitude. E, que têm merecido maior visibilidade a partir dos anos 90 na área da saúde embasado pela constatação de que a violência contra a mulher está associada a um maior risco para diversos agravos à saúde. Em especial, a violência doméstica tem-se demonstrado como um fenômeno freqüente de caráter insidioso e de cronicidade que tem repercussões em termos de saúde fisica mental e reprodutiva. A conseqüência disto é um aumento de demandas aos serviços de saúde. Nossa hipótese é a de que a prevalência de violência por parceiro íntimo é alta; o registro em prontuários é muito baixo e,que as mulheres em situação de violência tendem espontaneamente a procurar e usar mais os serviços de saúde. Neste sentido, o presente trabalho tem por objetivo caracterizar o perfil de uso de serviços entre usuárias de 15 a 49 anos,do sistema público de saúde do Município de São Paulo,que relataram ou não violência por parceiro íntimo. A metodologia utilizada foi a técnica de pesquisa quantitativa com aplicação de entrevista estruturada com 1008 usuárias de 08 serviços de saúde do município. Foi realizado também o levantamento dos registros médicos (prontuários) das entrevistadas. A prevalência de violência por parceiro psicológica, fisica e /ou sexual encontrada foi de 57,7% entre aquelas que estavam casadas ou tinham companheiro à época da entrevista. Embora a prevalência de violência seja alta o registro em prontuários é mfnimo, foram encontrados 03 anotações em prontuário entre os 977 analisados.O tempo médio de usuária (em anos) nos serviços foi de 2,4 e o número médio de consultas na unidade foi de 4, 42consultas/ano de vida de usuária. Uma análise preliminar aponta, que o uso de serviços por mulheres em situação de violência para esta população especificamente se mostrou aumentado em relação aquelas sem episódios de violência. Contudo a população usuária de serviços de atenção primária da rede pública tem dificuldade de acessar o serviço visto pelo tempo médio de uso / Abstract: The problem of violence agajnst women has been a world phenomenon and of high magnitude to. And it has deserved more studies in the 90's in the health area based on the knowledge that violence against women is associated to hea1th risks. Intimate partners violence among all kinds of violence has been the most harmful in terms of physical, mental and reproductive health. According to this there has occurred a higher demand to heaIth services. Our hypothesis is that the prevalence of violence perpetrated by intimate partners is very high; the records are very low in dossiers and the women in situation of violence spontaneously tend to use and look for these services. In this sense our study aims to characterize the people of theses services according to users from 15-49 years old, of the Município de São Paulo public health service who have related or not violence by intimate partners. The methodology used was the technique of quantitative research through interviews structured with 1008 users of 08 health services. According to doctors inquiries and through the users interviews. The prevalence of violence by partners -psychological, physical and/or sexual found was of 57,7% among those who were married or who hade an intimate partner by the time of the interviews. AIthough being high the prevalence of violence recorded in dossiers just 03 remarks were registered in these among the 977 analised samples. The average time the users looked for these services was of 2,4 and the average number of appointments was of 4,42 appointments / user age. One first analises points out that services used by women in situation of violence to this specific population has increased compared to those without any episode of violence. Nevertheless firstly the users population to primary care in public health services bave found some difficulties on accessing them according to the average time of use / Mestrado / Saude Coletiva / Mestre em Saude Coletiva

Made available in DSpace on 2017-06-01T18:08:57Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 tatiana_lima_brasil.pdf: 1612855 bytes, checksum: a5de1e33826d1629fa399f427d189ee9 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-04-10 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The grandparents who take the creation of grandchildren are an increasingly common phenomenon in today's families. This study aimed to investigate the perceptions and experiences of guardians grandparents, opposite the creation of his grandchildren in a low income community in Recife / PE. A specific objective is to analyze the reasons that cause this situation as well as the relations between the parties, and to characterize the feelings experienced by grandparents in the role of guardian, and their expectations for the future. Study participants were 10 grandparents who cared for their grandchildren full time, all residents of the community Coque. They were aged between 48 and 81 years and had low education and income less than the minimum wage. An interview script, analyzed according to the technique of thematic content analysis was used. The data obtained in this study show the following: 1) the main reasons why the grandparents to take with grandchildren were related to teenage pregnancy, parents' divorce, substance abuse and violence; 2) the role of mother of these grandchildren overlaps the grandmother and the data show that still prevails in society the idea that a woman is who should preferably take the rearing of children; 3) despite reporting fatigue, illness and financial difficulties, grandmothers nourish, mostly, feelings and want to, love and special dedication by grandchildren who create the point of not accepting that they leave them; 4) the main difficulties cited were financial, with education and establishment of limits, and the fear that the grandchildren engage in risky behaviors; 5) expectations for themselves is to have peace and rest while for the grandchildren is to study, work and be good people. As for reports directed to the community in which they live was evident that, despite the violent and think a difficult place to raise grandchildren, with several limitations of infrastructure and housing, they like the place. / As avós que assumem a criação de netos constituem um fenômeno cada vez mais frequente nas famílias da atualidade. O presente trabalho teve por objetivo investigar as percepções e vivências das avós guardiãs, frente à criação de seus netos em uma comunidade de baixa renda da cidade de Recife/PE. Especificamente pretendeu-se analisar os motivos que acarretam esta situação, bem como as relações estabelecidas entre as partes, além de caracterizar os sentimentos experimentados pelas avós no papel de guardiãs, e suas expectativas para o futuro. Participaram do estudo 10 avós que cuidavam dos netos em tempo integral, todas residentes na comunidade do Coque. Elas estavam na faixa etária entre 48 e 81 anos e possuíam escolaridade baixa e renda inferior a um salário mínimo. Foi utilizado um roteiro de entrevista, analisado de acordo com a técnica da Análise de Conteúdo Temática. Os dados obtidos no presente estudo mostram o seguinte: 1) os principais motivos que levaram as avós a assumir a criação dos netos estiveram relacionados à gravidez na adolescência, separação dos pais, dependência química e violência; 2) o papel de mãe desses netos sobrepõe-se ao de avó e os dados demonstram que ainda prevalece na sociedade a ideia de que uma mulher é quem deve preferencialmente assumir a criação das crianças; 3) apesar de relatarem cansaço, doenças e dificuldades financeiras, as avós nutrem, em sua grande maioria, sentimentos de bem querer, de amor e dedicação especial pelos netos que criam a ponto de não aceitarem que eles as deixem; 4) as maiores dificuldades citadas foram as financeiras, como a escolaridade e estabelecimento de limites, bem como o receio de que os netos envolvam-se em comportamentos de risco; 5) as expectativas para si mesmas é ter sossego e descansar, enquanto para os netos é que estudem, trabalhem e sejam pessoas de bem. Quanto aos relatos direcionados à comunidade em que vivem ficou evidenciado que, apesar de a acharem violenta e um lugar difícil para criar netos, com diversas limitações de infraestrutura e moradia, elas gostam do lugar.

In light of the existing literature and research conducted in the area of domestic violence, several recurrent symptoms continue to surface as a result of both physical and non-physical abuse. Two of the most prevalent psychological symptoms requiring intervention tend to be depression and low self-esteem. Therefore, it is the intention of this study to empirically examine the type of abuse female victims of domestic violence experience and its link to their psychological distress. Specifically, it is hypothesized that victims of non-physical abuse will be more likely to experience low self-esteem than depression. Victims of physical abuse will have a greater prevalence of depression than low self-esteem.

This project explored the associations between the type of coping strategies used among women who live in domestic violence shelters and their overall well-being.

The effects of having witnessed their fathers’ violent behaviour impacts on daughters for a long period afterwards, even in adulthood. This study explores this phenomenon by means of literature review and interviews. The literature indicates that the effects of paternal violence is linked to forced maturity, secrecy, pretending, self-blame, and negative impact on the daughter’s relationships with both parents. A narrative approach was used to interview three adult participants. The conversations were analysed using thematic analysis and hermeneutics. Themes that emerged include avoidance, ambivalence towards the parents, aggression, assertiveness, and over-responsibility. There is a tendency to avoid intense, emotionally-laden, ambiguous and unpredictable situations through the use of interpersonal vigilance, an emotionally strong poise, distancing, being agreeable and devoutness. Also, there is a fear of becoming just like their abusive father. The psychological impact of being witness to a father’s violent behaviours has long-lasting effects on daughters. / Psychology / M.A. (Clinical Psychology)

Researchers have provided evidence that living in intimate partner violence while pregnant negatively impacts the health of both the women and their unborn children. The purpose of this narrative study was twofold, first to gain understanding of the meaning of health as described by pregnant women who lived in intimate partner violence, and second to gain strategies for health care professionals. Six purposefully selected women participated in two interviews. The data were arranged under five themes: loss of body health, loss of mind health, loss of spirit health, coping with loss of body, mind and spirit health, and advice for health care professionals. The results revealed that these women’s health was negatively affected by living in intimate partner violence while pregnant. Universal screening, coalition building, further research, changes in health care policies, and changes in nursing education and practice are needed to properly address this serious health issue. / xi, 153 leaves ; 29 cm