Feeling powerless: a feeling expressed by caregivers of sexual violence victims

Corrêa, Marina Ribeiro; Labronici, Liliana Maria; Trigueiro, Tatiane Herreira

doi:10.1590/s0104-11692009000300002

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“…Since the phenomenon of domestic violence against women causes physical, psychological and sexual harm, in recent decades, advances have been made in developing public health policies, implementing rights by the judiciary, and in the creation of government agencies to protect women's rights and to implement laws. 3,[10][11][12][13] Among these initiatives are the creation of police stations for the defense of women, and the enactment of law no. 11.340/2006, called the Maria da Penha Law, which increases the severity of penalties for assaults against women in the home or family environment, and enables the figure of "flagrant" and the order of preventive imprisonment, in addition to increasing penalties and instituting protective measures.…”

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Women victims of domestic violence: a phenomenological approach

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The aim of this study was to understand the experiences of women victims of domestic violence. The study entailed phenomenological research based on the theoretical framework of Maurice Merleau-Ponty, developed with ten women who were victims of domestic violence treated at a women's healthcare center in a municipality in the interior of the Brazilian state of São Paulo. Nuclei of meanings emerged from the statements, based on the analysis of the phenomenon of violence from the interviews, and led to the following themes: living with fear; living with physical injuries; and the decision to file a report after the violence experienced. The results showed that the experience lived and contained in these women's bodies enabled each one of them to evaluate their own existence, arousing the desire to leave the situation in order to exercise their role in the world. Thus, their bodies instrumentalized their beings, and allowed them to break the cycle of domestic violence.

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Women victims of domestic violence: a phenomenological approach

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“…3 A phenomenological 3 study showed that such professionals feel powerless. Lack of resolvability might lead to a feeling of impotence, because they confuse their objectives and limitations with those of the people cared for.…”

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“…In addition, they overlook the resources and possibilities of those who have suffered such violence. 3 These reactions are not only evident when caring for sexual violence cases. Professionals who care for battered children and adolescents react similarly.…”

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Vivências de enfermeiros na assistência à mulher vítima de violência sexual

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OBJECTIVE:To understand experiences of nurses caring for women who have suffered sexual violence. METHODOLOGICAL PROCEDURES:Qualitative-clinical study in which six nurses from a health care service for women who had suffered sexual violence were interviewed in the city of Campinas, Southeastern Brazil, between April and May 2007. Semi-guided interview technique with open questions was used. Data were analyzed following the content analysis technique, based on a psychodynamic framework. The following analytical categories were produced: what they think about, how they feel, how they act and how they react to the work with sexual violence victims. ANALYSIS OF RESULTS:Interviewees indicated receptiveness as key to provide humanized health care and form a bond with clients. Feelings such as fear, insecurity, impotence, ambivalence, anguish and anxiety were reported, causing behavioral changes and interfering with one's personal life, in addition to feelings of professional achievement and satisfaction. Technical qualifi cation and activities aimed at providing psychological support were mentioned as strategies to help this type of care. CONCLUSIONS:Although dealing with feelings such as impotence, fear and indignation, the nurses' perception of relief when fulfi lling their job tasks and the personal satisfaction felt when helping these women seem to surpass other feelings, as a form of gratifi cation. The desire to "run away" from the health care service and the willingness to do one's best occur simultaneously and are used as inner mechanisms in the sense of minimizing pain and suffering. DESCRIPTORS: Experiences in healthcare of sexual violence Reis MJ et alSexual violence is an underreported crime and a serious health problem due to high rates of female morbidity and mortality. 6 According to the Brazilian Ministry of Health, sexually abused women need humanized care when interacting with health service professionals.a However, while caring for women who have suffered sexual violence, these professionals frequently have to deal with their own anguish, facing human limitations, and somehow show their feelings to others. 3A phenomenological 3 study showed that such professionals feel powerless. Lack of resolvability might lead to a feeling of impotence, because they confuse their objectives and limitations with those of the people cared for. Authors comment that this impotence causes perceptible tension among professionals, along with sadness and anguish.The impact on professionals resulting from caring for people who suffer sexual violence may infl uence the quality of care provided. These professionals start to share the experience that causes a feeling of impotence and to underestimate their own capabilities and knowledge. In addition, they overlook the resources and possibilities of those who have suffered such violence. 3These reactions are not only evident when caring for sexual violence cases. Professionals who care for battered children and adolescents react similarly. They also feel impotent, an...

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“…In line with a critical assessment of reality, the social assistance professional should be able to ensure that human rights are respected, with fruitful practices and interventions, politically and scientifically based, connected with the transformation of reality [16]. In addition to technical content, social work requires effective availability, which can bring emotional exhaustion to those who attend cases of violence against children, as seen in the research of Correa, Labronici & Trigueiro (2009) [17], that when studying nurses they found experiences of anguish, sadness, and feeling of impotence, indicating the need for training and welcoming to elaborate the feelings resulting from work. In the search for Mesquita (2018) [18]with workers of the SAMU finding similar experiences.…”

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Pleasure and Suffering in the work of the reference center specialized in social assistance (CREAS)

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Subjective mobilization covers the affective sphere, cognitive sphere and also the body that promotes experiences of pleasure and suffering. In an attempt to fill the distance between the prescribed and the real, the workers build practical knowledge, developed in the exercise of the activity. This article discusses the experiences of pleasure and suffering of a group of CREAS/SUAS workers in the interior of Goiás, based on the psychodynamic clinical analysis of the work, according to the conditions of organized work. Sixty-six clinical sessions were held with 09 workers. The results indicate greater experiences of suffering, by workers who contemplated the feeling of insecurity in relation to work and psychosocial risk events. The lack of recognition for professional effort and the lack of appreciation for performance are usually causes of the suffering of workers. It is concluded that the organization of work makes it impossible for the worker's creative process to avoid the biases of the policies that implement and precarious working conditions. The constitution of the collective discussion space favored the experiences of pleasure and allowed the resignification of the meaning of work for the participating workers, as proposed by the methodology of this study.

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Feeling powerless: a feeling expressed by caregivers of sexual violence victims

Cited by 4 publications

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Women victims of domestic violence: a phenomenological approach

Women victims of domestic violence: a phenomenological approach

Vivências de enfermeiros na assistência à mulher vítima de violência sexual

Pleasure and Suffering in the work of the reference center specialized in social assistance (CREAS)

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