The Power of Language to Transform Efforts to Address Intimate Partner Violence: Tensions in the Field and Pathways Forward
Laurie M. Graham,
Marcela Sarmiento Mellinger,
Richard P. Barth
et al.
Abstract:Language has the power to mobilize communities and spark intervention development. Language also can cause harm and stymie intervention innovation. Building Healthy Relationships to End Violence, one of the Grand Challenges for Social Work, prompts us to consider the language we use to address interpersonal violence and related interventions. Through the lens of healing-centered engagement, this article analyzes evolving language about intimate partner violence (IPV), people who experience IPV, and people who … Show more
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