000			02526nam a2200313Ia 4500
001			111383
005			20250625151253.0
008			110331s1997 eng
040			_aWSS _dAFV
082	0		_a362.82928
100			_aPratt, Rebekah Janet _91942
245			_aMutual help groups for battered women : _ban evaluation of a women's education programme _cPratt, Rebekah Janet
246			_aThesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Social Science at the University of Waikato.
260			_c1997
300			_aix, 114 p.
365			_a00 _b0
500			_aThesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Social Science at the University of Waikato.
520			_aThis study, based on a feminist approach, uses a mutual help framework to evaluate both the process and outcomes of a women's education programme run by the Hamilton Abuse Intervention Project. It documents the experience of the non-Maori women's programme area. Group members completed individual topic evaluations and 10 participants provided feedback in in-depth interviews at the end of the 10-week programme. The four facilitators were interviewed three times throughout the programme. The education group clearly fitted within the mutual help group framework. In addition, the study findings indicate that being a group member is a very positive experience, with women experiencing reduced isolation, gaining strength, gaining an analysis of family violence, and reducing self blame. The experience of the group members was mostly consistent with previous research. The way in which the group members gained strength was not well covered in previous research. For facilitators, the experience of facilitating the group was both rewarding and challenging. The main challenge arose from the difficulties in negotiating an equal relationship with a co-facilitator. The group members did indicate that having two facilitators was useful. This indicates that it is worthwhile overcoming the difficulties in the co-facilitation relationship.--Adapted with permission from author's abstract
522			_anz
650	2	7	_2FVC _aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE _9203
650	2	7	_2FVC _aEMOTIONAL ABUSE _9222
650	2	7	_2FVC _aINTERVENTION _9326
650	2	7	_2FVC _aPHYSICAL ABUSE _9439
650	2	7	_2FVC _aPROGRAMME EVALUATION _9466
650	2	4	_aSOCIAL SERVICES _9555
650	2	7	_2FVC _aTHESES _9606
650	2	7	_9431 _aINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE _2FVC
942			_2ddc _cTHESIS
999			_c3381 _d3381