Dealing with Intimate Partner Violence and Family Violence in a Regional Centre of Western Australia: A Study of the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Local Social Workers.

ABSTRACT: In the Midwest region of Western Australia, rates of intimate partner and family violence (IPV/FV) are high. We undertook research into social workers' knowledge, attitudes, and skills as part of addressing this significant public health issue. Social workers come into contact with people experiencing IPV/FV in multiple settings, so their understandings and responses are critical to the prevention and interventions related to violence against women. The goal of the research was to determine the issues that the social workers in this region needed to be addressed that could assist in tackling the problem of IPV/FV. A questionnaire included open-ended questions to capture information on respondents' profiles, knowledge, attitudes, practices, and education around IPV/FV, with 29 of 37 social

SUBMITTER: Pelkowitz L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10178339 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature