Hoping, Empowering, Strengthening: Theories Used in Intimate Partner Violence Advocacy

Leila Wood

doi:10.1177/0886109914563157

Hoping, Empowering, Strengthening: Theories Used in Intimate Partner Violence Advocacy

Leila Wood

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

36 Scopus citations

Abstract

Many theoretical frameworks have been suggested for practice with survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) with very little verification of application. This study uses data from qualitative interviews with 22 IPV advocates to assess what constructs guide practice. What theories and philosophies guide advocacy practice? The findings revealed that empowerment, feminism, and strengths-based perspective are dominant lenses for practice but that hope theory and emerging clinical models are beginning to be adopted by advocates. Implications are discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	286-301
Number of pages	16
Journal	Affilia - Journal of Women and Social Work
Volume	30
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0886109914563157
State	Published - Aug 25 2015
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

domestic violence
feminist theories
grounded theory
intimate partner violence
social work practice

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Gender Studies
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

Access to Document

10.1177/0886109914563157

Cite this

@article{72c6013f85ff46c3b7641878e24ab5d6,

title = "Hoping, Empowering, Strengthening: Theories Used in Intimate Partner Violence Advocacy",

abstract = "Many theoretical frameworks have been suggested for practice with survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) with very little verification of application. This study uses data from qualitative interviews with 22 IPV advocates to assess what constructs guide practice. What theories and philosophies guide advocacy practice? The findings revealed that empowerment, feminism, and strengths-based perspective are dominant lenses for practice but that hope theory and emerging clinical models are beginning to be adopted by advocates. Implications are discussed.",

keywords = "domestic violence, feminist theories, grounded theory, intimate partner violence, social work practice",

author = "Leila Wood",

note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2014, {\textcopyright} The Author(s) 2014.",

year = "2015",

month = aug,

day = "25",

doi = "10.1177/0886109914563157",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "30",

pages = "286--301",

journal = "Affilia - Journal of Women and Social Work",

issn = "0886-1099",

publisher = "SAGE Publications Inc.",

number = "3",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Hoping, Empowering, Strengthening

T2 - Theories Used in Intimate Partner Violence Advocacy

AU - Wood, Leila

PY - 2015/8/25

Y1 - 2015/8/25

N2 - Many theoretical frameworks have been suggested for practice with survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) with very little verification of application. This study uses data from qualitative interviews with 22 IPV advocates to assess what constructs guide practice. What theories and philosophies guide advocacy practice? The findings revealed that empowerment, feminism, and strengths-based perspective are dominant lenses for practice but that hope theory and emerging clinical models are beginning to be adopted by advocates. Implications are discussed.

AB - Many theoretical frameworks have been suggested for practice with survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) with very little verification of application. This study uses data from qualitative interviews with 22 IPV advocates to assess what constructs guide practice. What theories and philosophies guide advocacy practice? The findings revealed that empowerment, feminism, and strengths-based perspective are dominant lenses for practice but that hope theory and emerging clinical models are beginning to be adopted by advocates. Implications are discussed.

KW - domestic violence

KW - feminist theories

KW - grounded theory

KW - intimate partner violence

KW - social work practice

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84938842517&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=84938842517&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1177/0886109914563157

DO - 10.1177/0886109914563157

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:84938842517

SN - 0886-1099

VL - 30

SP - 286

EP - 301

JO - Affilia - Journal of Women and Social Work

JF - Affilia - Journal of Women and Social Work

IS - 3

ER -

Hoping, Empowering, Strengthening: Theories Used in Intimate Partner Violence Advocacy

Abstract

Keywords

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this