Journal article
'Who's got my back?': Worker safety in the context of domestic abuse
Cathy Humphreys, Jasmin Isobe, Margaret Kertesz
Child and Family Social Work | Wiley | Published : 2024
DOI: 10.1111/cfs.13129
Abstract
The safety of practitioners working in the area of domestic abuse is a current subject of research and practice concern, as services endeavour to better understand constantly evolving tactics of violence and abuse and respond appropriately. This paper reports on a subset of findings from a practice-led research project focussed on capacity-building workers and their organizations to address domestic abuse, which highlighted the ongoing concerns expressed by practitioners—particularly female practitioners—about their own physical, emotional, and professional safety. Ethnographic notes were taken of Community of Practice discussions in four regions of New South Wales, Australia, involving 69 s..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This paper could not have been written without the substantial contribution made by Erin Links and Cherie Toivonen to data collection and analysis. The authors also thank Marlene Lauw and Lesley Laing also from the research team, and David Mandel and Heidi Rankin from the Safe & Together Institute, for their significant contributions to the Communities of Practice which were at the core of this research. We sincerely thank the diverse practitioners who contributed their experiences and expertise through participating in the Communities of Practice. This research was funded by NSW Health. Open access publishing facilitated by The University of Melbourne, as part of the Wiley - The University of Melbourne agreement via the Council of Australian University Librarians.