Intimate partner violence (IPV) is highly prevalent and associated with a range of mental health problems. This realist review explores the mechanisms of action involved in psychosocial interventions developed to support the recovery of women survivors of IPV. Findings suggest that the greatest impacts come from taking a holistic view of a problem and providing individualized and trauma-informed support. Key words: Intimate partner violence, IPV, psychosocial interventions, trauma-informed
This course is based on the reading-based online article, Improving the Mental Health of Women Intimate Partner Violence Survivors: created by Sharli Anne Paphitis, PhD et al. in 2022.
Publication Date:
PLoS ONE 17(3): e0264845 Mar 2022
Course Material Authors
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Sharli Anne Paphitis, PhD
Sharli Anne Paphitis, PhD, is a research fellow at the Institute of Psychology, Psychiatry, and Neuroscience of King's College London in London, England. Dr Sharli Anne Paphitis graduated with a PhD in Philosophy from Rhodes University where she was a senior lecturer in Community Engagement and Philosophy. She joined Kings College London in January 2020 working primarily with the NHIR Global Health Research Group on a package of care for mental health of survivors of violence in South Asia. She currently runs the PROTECT II study, the Modern Slavery Core Outcome Set (MS-COS) project, and work on the UKRI-funded Violence Abuse and Mental Health Network.
Abigail Bentley, PhD
Abigail Bentley, PhD, is a researcher at the Institute of Social Welfare and Policy Research of the University of Valencia in Valencia, Spain. Her research focuses on violence against women and mental health. She has had multiple works published in peer reviewed journals.
Casadi "Khaki" Marino, PhD, LCSW, is a social worker with experience in many different treatment settings and with a wide range of client populations. She has worked in residential care, secure and forensic settings, and in emergency rooms. She is a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC) and holds certificates in EMDR, Trauma Informed Services, and Domestic Violence. She is currently working as a therapist in an outpatient child and adolescent psychiatry clinic.
Recommended For:
Counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychologists and social workers. This course is appropriate for intermediate to advanced levels of knowledge.
Course Objectives:
After taking this course, you should be able to:
Discuss the complexity of IPV.
Describe the realist review method.
Identify effective program components of IPV interventions.
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