Affilia - Journal of Women and Social Work
Volume 32, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 202-216

Immigrant Women Suffering From IPV in Spain: The Perspectives of Experienced Social Workers (Article)

Martinez-Roman M.-A.* , Vives-Cases C. , Pérez-Belda C.
  • a University of Alicante, San Vicente del Raspeig, Spain
  • b University of Alicante, San Vicente del Raspeig, Spain
  • c University of Alicante, San Vicente del Raspeig, Spain

Abstract

Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women is a violation of human rights and one form of discrimination compounded by other discrimination factors as migration. The risk of violence can increase among immigrant women because of the legal and economic situation and the barriers they encounter to accessing information and support services. This qualitative study explores in-depth the perspective of experienced social workers about challenges faced by immigrant women suffering from IPV in Spain. This study may help professional social workers, others professionals, and public policy makers to design effective strategies for meeting the demands and needs of this population. © 2016, The Author(s) 2016.

Author Keywords

Women Immigrant Social work social workers Intimate partner violence

Index Keywords

Spain female immigrant public policy Social Work human partner violence human experiment
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85018781951&doi=10.1177%2f0886109916667158&partnerID=40&md5=24454462fdd4b549b48db573472f5594
DOI: 10.1177/0886109916667158
ISSN: 08861099
Cited by: 1
Original Language: English