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    The System Sucks What Victims Of Domestic Violence Want You To Know
    The System Sucks What Victims Of Domestic Violence Want You To Know
    The System Sucks What Victims Of Domestic Violence Want You To Know
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    The System Sucks What Victims Of Domestic Violence Want You To Know

    By Celia John

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    Are you a professional working with victims of domestic violence?

    Are you a victim of domestic violence fed up with your treatment by professionals?

    As a professional do you understand the type of support victims of domestic violence want?

    Do victims of domestic violence feel they should be treated better?

    The answer is a resounding yes!

    This book will explain:

    How Victims Of Domestic Violence Feel
    What Support Victims Of Domestic Violence Want
    How Professionals Can Work Effectively With Victims Of Domestic Violence
    How Professionals Who Work With Victims Of Domestic Violence Can Improve Their Practice

    My ultimate goal in publishing this book is to give victims of domestic violence a voice and to let the world know how they wish to be treated. If you ever wanted to develop a greater understanding of victims of domestic violence, read this book.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCelia John
    Release dateSep 1, 2013
    ISBN9781301161867
    The System Sucks What Victims Of Domestic Violence Want You To Know
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    Celia John

    Celia John writes self help and self improvement books with the purpose of giving people the tools to reach their true potential.

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      The System Sucks What Victims Of Domestic Violence Want You To Know - Celia John

      The System Sucks

      What Victims of Domestic Violence Want You To Know

      Published by Celia John at Smashwords

      Copyright 2012 Celia John

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you're reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

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      Preface

      This book is based on a qualitative research study using a sample of eight women from two women’s refuges. Each woman was interviewed using semi-structured interviews. I have quoted the exact phrases the women used during the interviews to illustrate their points and make their voices heard. Although this is a small sample I believe the views of these women are relevant and are able to give us an insight into the experiences of victims of domestic violence and how they are treated by social services and other support agencies when they are seeking help.

      It is my wish that this book will be an eye opener to professionals and other agencies that support victims of domestic violence. As a survivor of domestic violence my heart goes out to all women out there who suffer domestic violence on a daily basis. I hope that this research will give you a voice and let the world know how you wish to be treated.

      Table of Contents

      Chapter One Introduction

      Chapter Two Literature Review

      Chapter Three Research Findings

      Chapter Four Discussion

      Bibliography

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      Chapter One Introduction

      Background and context

      Domestic violence is a major problem in our society. At least1 in 4 women have experienced domestic violence (Women’s Aid, 2009). Men have also been victims of domestic violence; however, women are more likely to experience repeated and severe forms of violence (Women’s Aid, 2009). This research has chosen to focus on women as victims of domestic violence because the sample I am choosing to use is from a women’s refuge. However, research has shown that male victims of partner abuse constitute about 40% of all victims (Dewar, 2008). There has also been underreporting by men of violence due to being disbelieved and also suffering the effects of institutionalised perspectives of women as victims of domestic violence rather than men (Dewar, 2008).

      Children also suffer from the effects of domestic violence. Women’s Aid (2009) state that in about half of all domestic violence cases children also experience abuse. Exposure to domestic violence can lead to anti-social behaviour, low self-esteem, eating difficulties and feelings of fear and insecurity (Hester et al., 2007). The growing concerns about children resulted in changes to legislation in England and Wales. These changes will be fully explained in the next chapter. These legislative changes mean that social workers are required to intervene when a child has witnessed domestic violence. However, when social workers intervene as a result of child protection concerns which are related to domestic violence, this causes a problematic relationship between social workers and victims of domestic violence. For example, some women state that they feel the current system is unjust to victims of domestic violence. They state that women are said to neglect their children if they are exposed to domestic violence and then their children are removed because of said neglect, whereas the perpetrator’s behaviour remains unpunished (Johnson and Sullivan, 2008). This results in tense relationships between social workers and victims of domestic violence which will be discussed further in the next chapter.

      Contribution of the research

      Currently, there are vast resources of American research on social work practice with victims of domestic violence and their perspectives of social workers and social work interventions. However, while there is a large body of research on domestic violence in the UK, specific research on the

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