Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Barriers in screening women for domestic violence: a survey of social workers, family practitioners, and obstetrician-gynecologists
Other Titles:	Journal of family violence
Authors:	Tower, Leslie E
Keywords:	Measurement;Screening
Year:	2006
Publisher:	Kluwer Academic Plenum Publishers
Citation:	21 (4), 2006
Notes:	Domestic violence (DV) is a pervasive and serious threat to women's lives and well-being. Medical social workers, family practitioners, and obstetrician–gynecologists are in key positions to screen and offer help. Florida NASW members and board certified family practitioners and obstetrician–gynecologists were mailed a psychometrically tested scale. A total of 388 surveys were analyzed. Education (especially the number of in-service hours) and the presence of institutional supports, decreased barriers to screening, increased screening behaviors, and lead to increased victim identification. Only 20.8% of participants always or nearly always routinely screened for DV; 24.0% reported that routine screening did not apply to their role. Self-Efficacy was the strongest predictor of screening behavior with Fear of Offending, Safety Concerns, CEUs/CMEs, and in-service hours contributing approximately equally to the prediction of screening behavior. [?2006 Springer. All rights reserved. For further information, visit SpringerLink.]
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/13557
ISSN:	0885-7482
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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