TANF workers' responses to battered women and the impact of brief worker training: What survivors reportShow others and affiliations
2005 (English)In: Violence against Women, ISSN 1077-8012, E-ISSN 1552-8448, Vol. 11, no 2, p. 227-254Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Battered women (n = 159) report on their experiences with their Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) caseworkers. Workers most often ask about physical harm, feelings of fear, and police involvement. They least often create a safety plan, give information about work exemptions, and ask whether the partner had a gun. Women's major reasons for not talking about abuse are that the worker did not ask and a fear of negative outcomes. Workers who attended a 1-day training are more likely than untrained workers to discuss the women's fear and physical harm, to help develop a safety plan, and to be viewed as generally helpful.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2005. Vol. 11, no 2, p. 227-254
Keywords [en]
Battered women, TANF, TANF caseworkers, article, battered woman, female, health service, human, human relation, in service training, male, needs assessment, professional competence, standard, United States, victim, Crime Victims, Humans, Inservice Training, Michigan, Professional-Patient Relations, Women's Health Services
National Category
Sociology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-38565DOI: 10.1177/1077801204271837Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-12344265266OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hig-38565DiVA, id: diva2:1659622
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