Domestic Violence Advocacy

Complex Lives/Difficult Choices

Jill Davies, Eleanor J. Lyon

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Year: 2013
• ISBN:
  9781483322353
• Edition: 2
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Interpersonal Relations in Psychology
• Index: Psychology

Domestic Violence Advocacy: Complex Lives/Difficult Choices, Second Edition is a comprehensive and highly practical resource for anyone working with domestic violence victims. The essential elements and values of the victim-defined approach provide the foundation for a completely revised exploration of all victims' perspectives and advocates' role. This Second Edition draws on the far-reaching progress and increased knowledge of the field and delves deeply into the experiences of victims, their perspectives and decision-making, culture, and risks. Attentive to the real world context of limited time, resources, and options for victims and for advocates, this enlightening text focuses on what is feasible and offers ideas for working within such constraints

INDEX

Abusers, inappropriate use of term, xx, 5, 81. See also Violent partners

Adult violence, not IPV, 5–6

Advocacy. See also Victim-defined advocacy

advocate-defined, 13, 238

challenges and constraints of, 4, 108–110

community-based, 73

context of, 107–108. See also Victim-defined advocacy environments

defined, xiv

enhanced, 135–137, 187–189, 209, 227

goals of, xiv, 108

reactive, 265–266

service-defined, xxi–xxiii, 110–112, 151–152, 237–238

Advocacy environments. See Victim-defined advocacy environments

Advocate-defined advocacy, 13, 238

Advocates

biases of, 127

commitment of, to victim-defined advocacy, 239–240

cultural sensitivity of, 101, 106, 127

defined, xix–xx

employment policies and practices for, 246

enhanced advocacy offered by, 135–137, 187–189, 209, 227

flexibility in role of, 243–244

humility of, 116, 284

limitations of, 108–110, 112, 116, 208, 227, 229

partnership role of, 105–106, 227

personal experiences of, 14–15, 125–127

putting ...