"Domestic violence is one of the most common issues social workers come across... Making sure the children and the victim are safe are key tasks for the social worker...Social workers also work directly with the children to strengthen the mother-child relationship, as it can be badly affected by domestic abuse – especially if the victim separates from a violent partner. And social workers need to understand the impact of domestic violence on the mother’s mental health and her parenting skills." (Ending Domestic Abuse, 2015)
Gender based violence "is a widespread problem that affects millions of women and girls across the world.... [and] threatens the well-being, dignity, and rights of women extends across social, cultural, economic, and regional boundaries. Women in all countries, irrespective of status, class, age, caste, or religion, experience violence once in a lifetime. However, specific groups of women suffering from various forms of discrimination, such as women with disabilities, migrant women, and lesbian, bisexual, and transgender women, are particularly vulnerable to violence." (Sinha et al., 2021, Abstract)
Addressing intimate relationship violence across the developmental lifespan, this 2nd edition offers a mix of historical and contemporary perspectives, as well as personal stories and high-profile cases to give the reader ample opportunity for application of the explanations, research and data
This book documents the global scope of gender violence, from countries where the legal response is just emerging to countries with longstanding law and policy regimes.
This book offers up-to-date data on the prevalence of intimate partner violence against men, incorporating personal interviews and cases drawn from the media. It also includes updates on law, legislation, court activity, social responses, police activity, support groups, batterer programs, and crisis intervention programs.
This book uses scientific data collected by household surveys, and from crime statistics; it investigates not only the prevalence of violence, but also attitudes to such violence, the extent to which a woman, and/or her partner, consider domestic violence against women to be acceptable or even appropriate in certain circumstances.
This book addresses not the violence but our responses or lack of responses to that violation of personal integrity and the accompanying trauma.
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Journal articles can be useful sources of information for almost any subject area. They contain current information or research, and are usually written on specific aspects of a topic.
Use research databases to search for articles on a specific topic. Databases can be accessed from off campus by current UFV students and employees.
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Ending Domestic Abuse. (2015, April 29). The role of social workers in responding effectively to domestic abuse. https://safelives.org.uk/practice_blog/role-social-workers-responding-effectively-domestic-abuse
Sinha, K., Kumari, R., Kumari, P., Parween, S., & Singh, K. P. (2021). Policies and social work against women violence. In F. Ouml;zsungur (Ed.), Handbook of research on policies, protocols, and practices for social work in the digital world. IGI Global. https://www.igi-global.com/chapter/policies-and-social-work-against-women-violence/279558
