Gender-based Violence and Depression in Women A Feminist Group Work Response /

• Main Author: Western, Deborah. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Social Work,
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Psychotherapy.; Social work.; Applied psychology.; Social Sciences.; Social Work.; Psychotherapy and Counseling.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7532-3

Social workers, in whatever capacity they work, can expect to come into contact with women who have experienced/are experiencing violence and with women who are experiencing depression.� Therefore, a range of social work supports and interventions are required in order to meet the needs of diverse w...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• An introductory visit to a womens journaling group
• A conceptual and contextual background for theorising and understanding gender-based violence and depression in women
• Gender-based violence against women and human rights
• Depression in women.-�Feminist group work, consciousness-raising and resistance.-�Women and journaling.-�The Womens Journaling Group Program (WJGP) model.-�An example outline of a Womens Journaling Group Program
• Practice guidelines for facilitating a Womens Journaling Group Program
• Postscript
• Index.