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Female Intimate Partner Violence Survivors' Experiences With Accessing Resources
Author(s) -
McLeod Amy L.,
Hays Danica G.,
Chang Catherine Y.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2010.tb00026.x
Subject(s) - domestic violence , checklist , social support , psychology , social psychology , suicide prevention , clinical psychology , poison control , medicine , medical emergency , cognitive psychology
This phenomenological study investigates the types of personal and community resources that female intimate partner violence (IPV) survivors used when leaving an abusive male partner. Three African American and 2 European American IPV survivors, ages 24 to 38 years, described positive and negative experiences with social support, personal validation, self‐care, connection, IPV assessment, community validation, protection, and community support. On the basis of their experiences, a checklist of IPV competencies for counselors is presented.