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040 _aAFVC
100 _aWilson, Denise
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245 _aBecoming better helpers:
_bRethinking language to move beyond simplistic responses to women experiencing intimate partner violence
_cDenise Wilson, Rachel Smith, Julia Tolmie & Irene de Haan
260 _bInstitute for Governance and Policy Studies, Victoria University of Wellington
_c2015
500 _aPolicy Quarterly, 2015, 11(1): 25-31 (open access)
500 _aRecommended reading
520 _aThe prevalence of family violence is a persistent challenge facing New Zealand. Its effects are pervasive, spanning multiple levels: individuals, family / whānau, communities, and society in general. A major challenge in effectively addressing family violence is the apparent disconnect that exists between the various agencies and services that interact with families/wha-nau where abuse has become a defining feature of their lives. Despite efforts by agencies to become more collaborative, they tend to function in silos. In conducting a series of death reviews the Family Violence Death Review Committee has found agency records to reveal a lack of shared understanding of intimate partner violence as a gendered problem. The records misconstrue victims’ and perpetrators’ roles and convey distorted notions about the realities of victims’ lives and the context of the violence they suffer. This leads to practices that put victims and their children at further risk. In this article we discuss findings related to the use of language and the concept of empowerment that need to be critically considered by those working with victims and perpetrators and those planning and designing family violence responses and services. (Authors' abstract). Record #4631
610 0 _aFamily Violence Death Review Committee | He tao huata e taea te karo
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650 _9252
_aFAMILY VIOLENCE
650 _aRECOMMENDED READING
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650 _aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE
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650 _aINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
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650 _aJUSTICE
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650 4 _aVICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
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651 4 _aNEW ZEALAND
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700 _aSmith, Rachel
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700 _aTolmie, Julia
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700 _ade Haan, Irene
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773 0 _tPolicy Quarterly, 2015, 11(1): 25-31 (open access)
830 _aPolicy Quarterly
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856 _uhttps://www.hqsc.govt.nz/assets/Our-work/Mortality-review-committee/FVDRC/Publications-resources/becoming-better-helpers-Apr-2015.pdf
_zDownload article, PDF, 396 KB
856 _uhttps://www.hqsc.govt.nz/resources/resource-library/becoming-better-helpers-rethinking-language-to-move-beyond-simplistic-responses-to-women-experiencing-intimate-partner-violence/
_zAccess the website
856 _uhttps://doi.org/10.26686/pq.v11i1.4529
_zDOI: 10.26686/pq.v11i1.4529 (Open access)
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_cARTICLE