TY - JOUR
T1 - “I Look Across From Me and I See Me”
T2 - Survivors as Advocates in Intimate Partner Violence Agencies
AU - Wood, Leila
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016, © The Author(s) 2016.
Copyright:
Copyright 2017 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2017/3/1
Y1 - 2017/3/1
N2 - Direct services, or advocacy, for intimate partner violence (IPV) have historically been offered by survivors, for survivors. Surprisingly little is known about the experience of advocates working in IPV-focused agencies who are survivors themselves. This qualitative study uses the grounded theory method to analyze interviews with 22 women working in IPV-focused agencies. The sample, more than 80% survivors, discussed how their work affected their experience through calling them to organizations, helping them to name the experience of violence, offering points of connection, and leading to an integration of professional and private experience. Implications for agencies and further research are discussed.
AB - Direct services, or advocacy, for intimate partner violence (IPV) have historically been offered by survivors, for survivors. Surprisingly little is known about the experience of advocates working in IPV-focused agencies who are survivors themselves. This qualitative study uses the grounded theory method to analyze interviews with 22 women working in IPV-focused agencies. The sample, more than 80% survivors, discussed how their work affected their experience through calling them to organizations, helping them to name the experience of violence, offering points of connection, and leading to an integration of professional and private experience. Implications for agencies and further research are discussed.
KW - advocacy
KW - grounded theory
KW - intimate partner violence
KW - occupational stress
KW - peer counseling
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U2 - 10.1177/1077801216641518
DO - 10.1177/1077801216641518
M3 - Article
C2 - 27094434
AN - SCOPUS:85011977205
SN - 1077-8012
VL - 23
SP - 309
EP - 329
JO - Violence Against Women
JF - Violence Against Women
IS - 3
ER -