Trauma-Informed Social Work Practice with Women with Disabilities: Working with Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence

Ballan, Michelle Sondra; Freyer, Molly Burke

doi:10.18060/21308

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“…While there is growing research on the needs of women with disabilities in general who are experiencing IPV, which includes a wide range of disability types, there is a dearth of research on IPV within specific disability groups (Hughes et al, 2011). There is also limited research on the needs of diverse groups of women with disabilities experiencing IPV, such as racialized women, LGBTQþ including two-spirit (2SLGBTQþ) women and gender nonconforming persons, immigrant and Indigenous women, older/aging women, women living in poverty, and other subgroups of women with disabilities (Ballan & Freyer, 2017). This is reflected in the narrow understanding of the multicultural and overlapping experiences of women with disabilities among disability organizations.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Unfortunately, as Plummer and Findley (2012) have asserted, this model is founded on the assumption that the risk factors and results of IPV among women with disabilities are similar to those among women without disabilities-a claim not supported by existing research. Addressing this social justice issue, Ballan and Freyer (2017) made the following poignant observations:…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Ortoleva and Lewis (2012) have commented on the intersection of SES and age (i.e., gerontology) among women with disabilities. Complementing the work of Ballan and Freyer (2017), Nosek et al (2001) found that poverty and unemployment significantly reduce the opportunities for women with disabilities to escape IPV. Accordingly, while knowledge gaps still exist, this research has helped to elucidate the intersectional experiences of women with disabilities, which are highly relevant to current and future social work practice.…”

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confidence: 99%

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The Silenced Voices of Hidden Survivors: Addressing Intimate Partner Violence Among Women With Disabilities Through a Combined Theoretical Approach

Muster

2020

Affilia

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As one of the world’s most vulnerable populations, women with disabilities are frequent victims of physical, emotional, sexual, and financial abuse. Indeed, they experience abuse at higher rates than women and men who do not have disabilities and men with disabilities. They are also more likely to experience intimate partner violence (IPV) than any other adult group. Yet there is not one psychosocial intervention tailored to the needs of women with disabilities who have experienced IPV that facilitates their recovery from complex trauma. This is largely the result of limited (albeit growing) research on the risk factors for IPV, barriers to leaving abusive relationships, and trauma-related issues that women with disabilities face, especially among racialized women with disabilities, 2SLGBTQ+ women and gender nonconforming persons with disabilities, older/aging women with disabilities, and other subgroups. In order to develop the most culturally competent, effective interventions and policies to address the prevalence of IPV among women with disabilities, an approach that is informed by a combination of critical disability theory, feminist disability theory, and complex trauma theory is recommended. IPV among women with disabilities is a global injustice; therefore, this concern is highly relevant to the field of social work and its mission to advance social justice.

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The Silenced Voices of Hidden Survivors: Addressing Intimate Partner Violence Among Women With Disabilities Through a Combined Theoretical Approach

Muster

2020

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“…This highlights the importance of educating counselors about disabilities and disability assessment and, as Curry et al (2011) suggest, that "cross-training needs to occur across disability, domestic violence, sexual assault, and law enforcement services" (p. 442). Ballan and Freyer (2017) concur that counselors need more training to properly assess the needs of women with disabilities who seek services for IPV.…”

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The Mental Health and Well-Being of Canadian Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Women Abused by Intimate Partners

Tutty

Radtke

Thurston

et al. 2019

Violence Against Women

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Intimate partner violence (IPV), mental health, disabilities, and child abuse history were examined for 292 Indigenous compared with 295 non-Indigenous Canadian women. IPV was assessed by the Composite Abuse Scale and mental health by the Symptom Checklist-10, Center for Epidemiological Studies–Depression 10, the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Checklist, and Quality of Life Questionnaire. Scores did not differ nor were they in the clinical ranges for the two groups. In a MANCOVA on the mental health/well-being scales, with IPV severity as a covariate, only disability was significantly associated with more severe mental health symptoms. Suggestions for service providers are presented.

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“…Given their greater vulnerability, women with disabilities suffer a higher impact of the IPV (physical, psychological, and sexual) [ 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 ]. These violent displays are usually more severe and aggravated due to specific factors: Social isolation and discrimination [ 11 ]; stigmatization and its consequences on women with disabilities and their self-esteem [ 12 , 13 ]; how social and sexual stereotypes increase partner abuse and aggression [ 14 , 15 ]; deal with limitations, both physical and attitudinal, on access to social and health resources which lead to a greater isolation [ 16 ]; or the incidence of economic factors, such as a lower socioeconomic level or higher rates of unemployment and poverty [ 15 , 17 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

Intimate Partner Violence against Women with Disabilities in Spain: A Public Health Problem

Santamaría

Sánchez-Alberola

Vargas-Vargas

2021

IJERPH

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Violence against women with disabilities is a social problem with important consequences for their physical and mental health. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared violence against women as a public health priority issue in 1996 and the fact that violence is used by the intimate partner and upon women with disabilities exacerbates the situation. Therefore, this is an issue that must be addressed from a public health viewpoint. Violence is studied from various aspects: Physical, psychological, sexual, or social control, and its multiple consequences in women’s health and the use of health services. In this perspective, with the data from the VI Violence against Women Macro-survey 2019 (VWM-2019) and adjusted to Spain, this study examines the incidence of intimate partner violence and its consequences in the health of women with disabilities and its impact on health services. Using binary logistic regression, the greater vulnerability of this group to these attacks is stated and the need to address this issue to improve the health of these people is brought to light.

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Trauma-Informed Social Work Practice with Women with Disabilities: Working with Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence

Cited by 18 publications

References 34 publications

The Silenced Voices of Hidden Survivors: Addressing Intimate Partner Violence Among Women With Disabilities Through a Combined Theoretical Approach

The Silenced Voices of Hidden Survivors: Addressing Intimate Partner Violence Among Women With Disabilities Through a Combined Theoretical Approach

The Mental Health and Well-Being of Canadian Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Women Abused by Intimate Partners

Intimate Partner Violence against Women with Disabilities in Spain: A Public Health Problem

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