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Recovery from partner abuse: the application of the strengths perspective
Author(s) -
Song Liyu,
Shih Chaiwyi
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
international journal of social welfare
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.664
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1468-2397
pISSN - 1369-6866
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-2397.2008.00632.x
Subject(s) - perspective (graphical) , realisation , psychology , social psychology , action (physics) , welfare , social welfare , population , sociology , political science , demography , computer science , physics , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence , law
Song L, Shih C. Recovery from partner abuse: the application of the strengths perspective Int J Soc Welfare 2010: 19: 23–32 © 2008 The Author(s), Journal compilation © 2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd and the International Journal of Social Welfare. This study applied, and examined the effectiveness of, the strengths perspective on women who experienced partner abuse in Taiwan. Both quantitative and qualitative approaches were utilised. The findings from quantitative analysis show that the subjects experienced a significant decrease in depression, were positively empowered and had better life satisfaction. The results of the qualitative analysis further denote the functional components of recovery as the growth of sense of self, affirmation and action, or realisation of self. These results suggest that the strengths perspective could be a useful approach for case managers working with this population in helping the women to rediscover their own sense of self and reconstruct a productive life.