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Although support groups for battered women are a widely used intervention, little research on their efficacy has been conducted. The current paper presents a rationale for support groups as the intervention of choice for assaulted women... more
This chapter summarizes eight years of my experience as a dramatherapist working with violenceagainst women in different settings, countries, and cultures. Throughout this journey I have learned that, just as violence against women is a... more
This report assessed the services of all five centers/shelters (Mehwar Centre, Nablus Safe Home, the Jericho shelter, the Hayat Centre and Aman Centre (Safe Home) in Gaza) that offer anti violence services to women survivors of violence... more
This study arose from the growing number of women around the world subjected by their partner to domestic violence. These women suffer from issues of self-esteem, anxiety, identity crisis and high levels of depression, among other social... more
Few evaluations of shelters, the prime intervention for abused women, have been conducted. The current study coordinated by YWCA Canada took place in ten Canadian shelters for abused women (9 YWCA shelters and a non-affiliated shelter in... more
Abused women who decide to leave their partners face a number of obstacles including increased risk of abuse, lack of social support, and difficulty accessing community resources. Post-shelter Follow-up Programs are a new form of... more
An evaluation of twelve support groups for wife assault victims revealed substantial benefits associated with participation. A total of 76 women took part in the study, responding to the assessment package before, immediately after, and... more
Aim: To identify demographic and socioeconomic aspects of women in marital violence. Method: This is a descriptive and quantitative study, linked to an action research project under funding from the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado... more
This chapter summarizes eight years of my experience as a dramatherapist working with violenceagainst women in different settings, countries, and cultures. Throughout this journey I have learned that, just as violence against women is a... more
This chapter summarizes eight years of my experience as a dramatherapist working with violenceagainst women in different settings, countries, and cultures. Throughout this journey I have learned that, just as violence against women is a... more
El abuso infantil causa un estrés emocional que afecta el desarrollo del niño, provocando que en un futuro corra el riesgo de generar consecuencias conductuales negativas y una posible actitud agresiva hacia el sexo femenino. Se plantean... more
ANALYSIS the famous movie taken is a movie of action and suspense, with a duration of 1 hour and 33 minutes, which collected, USD 226 830 568. was released on October 3 in 2008 in France, which is produced by LUC BESSON and directed by... more
While some studies have documented the mental health symptoms of battered women, we know little of the extent to which shelter residents present with mental health and substance abuse symptoms, or the effect of these issues on other... more
This chapter summarizes eight years of my experience as a dramatherapist working with violenceagainst women in different settings, countries, and cultures. Throughout this journey I have learned that, just as violence against women is a... more
Abstract Purpose: The aim of this case study was to examine the efficacy and success of a model of sustainable empowerment of poor and abused adolescent girls and women. Their major drawback being early marriage, illiteracy, poverty,... more
This paper gives a general picture of women’s shelters in Turkey with its history and current state, based on findings from a field work consisting of 40 in-depth interviews with administrators and staff of women’s shelters and counseling... more