{"title":"\"We Listen to Women's Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence, but We Stop Them When It Comes to Sexual Violence:\" Training Needs of Shelter Workers.","authors":"Stéphanie Couture, Geneviève Brodeur, Mylène Fernet, Martine Hébert, Catherine Flynn, Louise Lafortune","doi":"10.1177/10778012251347624","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The need for effective training to support survivors of intimate partner sexual violence (IPSV) remains underexplored. This study aimed to identify IPSV-related training needs among shelter workers. A comprehensive qualitative analysis was conducted with 179 shelter advocates through focus groups and a World Café. The analysis revealed four overarching needs: (a) enhancing ease; (b) clarifying the scope and limitations of interventions; (c) developing skills to respond effectively; and (d) guiding survivors through medico-legal and legal procedures. These findings provide key recommendations for improving the quality of support, enhancing survivors' recognition of IPSV, and facilitating their access to justice and recovery.</p>","PeriodicalId":23606,"journal":{"name":"Violence Against Women","volume":" ","pages":"10778012251347624"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3000,"publicationDate":"2025-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Violence Against Women","FirstCategoryId":"90","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012251347624","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"WOMENS STUDIES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The need for effective training to support survivors of intimate partner sexual violence (IPSV) remains underexplored. This study aimed to identify IPSV-related training needs among shelter workers. A comprehensive qualitative analysis was conducted with 179 shelter advocates through focus groups and a World Café. The analysis revealed four overarching needs: (a) enhancing ease; (b) clarifying the scope and limitations of interventions; (c) developing skills to respond effectively; and (d) guiding survivors through medico-legal and legal procedures. These findings provide key recommendations for improving the quality of support, enhancing survivors' recognition of IPSV, and facilitating their access to justice and recovery.
期刊介绍:
Violence against Women is an international, interdisciplinary journal dedicated to the publication of research and information on all aspects of the problem of violence against women. The journal assumes a broad definition of violence; topics to be covered include, but are not limited to, domestic violence, sexual assault, incest, sexual harassment, female infantcide, female circumcision, and female sexual slavery.