Type:	Journal Article
Title:	An emancipatory principle for social work with survivors of male violence
Other Titles:	Affilia : journal of women and social work
Authors:	Wood, Gale Goldberg Roche, Susan E
Keywords:	Theories of violence;Counselling
Year:	2001
Publisher:	Sage Publications
Citation:	16 (1), Spring 2001
Notes:	Attempts to identify and define a unifying and guiding principle for social work practice with survivors of male violence, drawing upon social constructionist and narrative practice frameworks to explain the pervasiveness of violence against women. Several key factors are highlighted as critical to practice in this area – the use of a political, and not a medico-psychological theoretical base for intervention, recognition of the different types of gender violence, and the embodiment of emancipatory goals in practice through the substitution of personally transformative narratives for oppressive ones. The emancipatory practice principle is then broken down into its various processes of externalising, deconstructive questioning, seeking resistance-defiance and anchoring. Case studies and examples are used to illustrate each stage. Concludes that if social work is to contribute to the fulfilment of commitments made under the Beijing Platform for Action, social workers must continue to develop ways of exposing the oppressive beliefs that are embedded in the narratives of women survivors of male violence.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/13372
ISSN:	0886-1099
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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