Violence against women—social services support during legal proceedings

Ekström, Veronica

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“…For women with previous negative experiences of the social services, it can be difficult to ask for help (Weisz 2005;Ekström 2015). This is also the case for women who do not categorize themselves as clients or part of the target group of the social services (Ekström 2015). In a British study, Keeling and van Wormer (2012) show how social workers can in fact contribute to the problem of women's experiences of domestic violence.…”

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“…According to Saur (2007) the discourse on abused women as powerless victims who need to be rescued from violent men prevents social workers from doing individual assessments. For women with previous negative experiences of the social services, it can be difficult to ask for help (Weisz 2005;Ekström 2015). This is also the case for women who do not categorize themselves as clients or part of the target group of the social services (Ekström 2015).…”

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“…Prior to the first interview a semi-structured interview guide with open questions was developed based on previous studies (Ekström and Berg 2008;Ekström 2012;Ekström 2015), and was modified after the analysis of the three pilot interviews. Examples of the questions used are: What kind of problem is men's violence against women?…”

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Negotiating and justifying social services’ support for female victims of domestic violence

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2016

Nordic Social Work Research

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The social services in Sweden have become key actors in the field of support for female victims of domestic violence. However, knowledge about what kind of support the social services offer is underdeveloped. The aim of this article is to examine social workers' perceptions of the needs they meet among female victims of domestic violence, what kind of support they offer to meet these needs, and how they use their discretion to negotiate and justify their work. The article builds on a qualitative analysis of interviews with social workers. The analysis shows that the social workers have a great deal of discretion, as a result of framework legislation and a high status among local politicians and managers. However, both specialization and a lack of available services limit their discretion. What an abused woman is offered or is entitled to is negotiated and justified depending on, for example, which services are available, whether the woman is considered to have own resources (not only financial but also emotional and practical), and if the social worker is available. Three main strategies for reducing workload are identified: increasing demands for authority decisions, transferring responsibility to others, and placing requirements on the abused women's actions and attitudes.

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Negotiating and justifying social services’ support for female victims of domestic violence

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“…According to Haeseler (2013), the social services' support is not sufficiently holistic to meet the complex needs of abused women. For women with previous negative experiences of the social services, it can be difficult to ask for help (Weisz, 2005;Ekström, 2015). This is also the case for women who do not categorise themselves as clients or as part of the social services' target group (Ekström, 2015).…”

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“…For women with previous negative experiences of the social services, it can be difficult to ask for help (Weisz, 2005;Ekström, 2015). This is also the case for women who do not categorise themselves as clients or as part of the social services' target group (Ekström, 2015). Keeling & van Wormer (2012) argue that, from the abused women's perspective, the social services' tactics accentuate their sense of powerlessness.…”

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Carriers of the troublesome violence – the social services’ support for female victims of domestic violence

Ekström

2016

European Journal of Social Work

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In Sweden, the social services' responsibility for abused women has been reinforced and clarified on several occasions since the 1990s. At the same time, the knowledge of their work is undeveloped. This article analyses the social services' support for female victims of domestic violence with a focus on organisation, based on the concepts of specialisation and specialists. The study consists of qualitative interviews with 16 social workers in 11 municipalities. The study shows great organisational variation between the municipalities, although most have some sort of specialised units or person-bound specialisation. Colleagues, training and external supervision are factors the social workers emphasise as important in working with female victims of violence, a social problem described as both special and difficult. The different forms of organisation and specialisation influence the support the social services offer abused women.

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A realist review of which advocacy interventions work for which abused women under what circumstances

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Violence against women—social services support during legal proceedings

Cited by 12 publications

References 22 publications

Negotiating and justifying social services’ support for female victims of domestic violence

Negotiating and justifying social services’ support for female victims of domestic violence

Carriers of the troublesome violence – the social services’ support for female victims of domestic violence

A realist review of which advocacy interventions work for which abused women under what circumstances

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