Counsellors’ constructions of intimate partner violence (IPV) during pregnancy and their interventions with women suffering such IPV:

Fleischack, Anne; Macleod, Catriona I; Böhmke, Werner

Title: Counsellors’ constructions of intimate partner violence (IPV) during pregnancy and their interventions with women suffering such IPV:
Creator: Fleischack, Anne, Macleod, Catriona I, Böhmke, Werner
Date: 2015
Type: text
Type: article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/143716
Identifier: vital:38276
Identifier: https://ischp.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/ischp_2015_abstract_booklet.pdf
Description: South African research reveals a high prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) yet little research exists regarding IPV during pregnancy. In this paper we present data collected through narrative interviews with eight counsellors from two NGOs working with women experiencing IPV during pregnancy. Using a narrative-discursive analytical lens, attention was given to the construction of subject positions and power relations between the men and women in the counsellors’ narratives. Men were largely positioned as subscribing to violent patriarchal behaviour whilst women were mostly positioned as nurturing, and as victims. The counsellors saw IPV during pregnancy as occurring for a variety of reasons, including conflicts around abortion, and male partners finding the women physically unattractive. It was noted that IPV during pregnancy is managed by women in complex ways. Counsellors’ emphasis on individual counselling and leaving the IPV relationship suggests that women are ultimately responsible for their own wellbeing and success.
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Language: English
Relation: International Society of Critical Health Psychology (ISCHP), Fleischack, A., Macleod, C. and Böhmke, W., 2015. Counsellors’ constructions of intimate partner violence (IPV) during pregnancy and their interventions with women suffering such IPV. International Society of Critical Health Psychology (ISCHP). 9th Biennial Conference, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa, International Society of Critical Health Psychology (ISCHP) volume 2015 number 0 2015
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