How Do Employees in the Disability and Family and Domestic Violence Sectors Respond to Disclosures of Violence From Women With Disability?-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

How Do Employees in the Disability and Family and Domestic Violence Sectors Respond to Disclosures of Violence From Women With Disability?

Published:2024-03-15 Issue: Volume: Page:
ISSN:1077-8012
Container-title:Violence Against Women
language:en
Short-container-title:Violence Against Women

Author:

Waters Rebecca¹^ORCID,Anderson Jarla²,Gullotti Elise²,King Gabrielle²,Martin Demee²,Hodgson David³^ORCID,Watts Lynelle³^ORCID,Chung Donna³

Affiliation:

1. Occupational Therapy, Curtin School of Allied Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia

2. Curtin School of Allied Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia

3. Social Work, Curtin School of Allied Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia

Abstract

Women with disability experience higher rates of family and domestic violence (FDV) compared to the rest of the population. There is limited research into how workers in FDV and disability organizations respond to violence against women with disability. Using a case study vignette of a woman with disability disclosing FDV, this phenomenological study explored how 10 employees across the disability and FDV sectors respond to disclosures of abuse, the barriers that influenced their response, and suggested ways to improve their practices. The study found that responses were often insufficient to meet the needs of women with disability.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Link

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/10778012241236676

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