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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Staff in Violence Against Women Services

Published:2022-08-24 Issue: Volume: Page:107780122211175
ISSN:1077-8012
Container-title:Violence Against Women
language:en
Short-container-title:Violence Against Women

Author:

Burd Caitlin¹^ORCID,MacGregor Jennifer C. D.²,Ford-Gilboe Marilyn²,Mantler Tara³^ORCID,McLean Isobel⁴^ORCID,Veenendaal Jill¹,Wathen Nadine²,

Affiliation:

1. Faculty of Information and Media Studies, Western University, Canada

2. Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing, Western University, Canada

3. School of Health Studies, Western University, Canada

4. School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, University of British Columbia, Canada

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has been harmful to survivors of abuse. Less understood is the impact on staff in the violence against women (VAW) service sector. Using interpretive description methodology, we examined staff experiences during the pandemic in Ontario, Canada, and found four core themes: (1) the emotional toll of the work; (2) remote (doesn't) work; (3) work restructuring; (4) efforts to stay well and subthemes nuancing staff experiences in a sector vulnerable to vicarious trauma. This research underscores the need to mitigate experiences of stress, heavy workloads, and guilt for staff in VAW services during crises and provides action-oriented recommendations.

Funder

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada

Western University

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Law,Sociology and Political Science,Gender Studies

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/10778012221117595

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