TY - JOUR
T1 - Intimate partner violence survivors and pets
T2 - Exploring practitioners’ experiences in addressing client needs
AU - Hageman, Tina O’Neil
AU - Langenderfer-Magruder, Lisa
AU - Greene, Tamara
AU - Williams, James
AU - St. Mary, Jason
AU - McDonald, Shelby Elaine
AU - Ascione, Frank R.
N1 - Funding Information:
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/ or publication of this article: This research was supported by a grant from the Dean’s Research Fund at the Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Denver.
Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2018.
PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - Research has documented a relationship between intimate partner violence (IPV) and animal abuse. Literature reports that many times IPV survivors delay seeking safety because of their concern for the safety of their pets and many shelters do not provide services for their pets. There continues to be a need for evidence-based guidelines to address the needs of survivors and their pets. This exploratory study documents the experiences of IPV practitioners from community agencies serving families impacted by IPV. Focus groups were conducted identifying four overarching themes: (1) pets as members of the family, (2) inconsistencies regarding screening practices, (3) need for comprehensive safety planning, and (4) safe housing for both survivors and their pets. Implications for research, practice, and policy are discussed.
AB - Research has documented a relationship between intimate partner violence (IPV) and animal abuse. Literature reports that many times IPV survivors delay seeking safety because of their concern for the safety of their pets and many shelters do not provide services for their pets. There continues to be a need for evidence-based guidelines to address the needs of survivors and their pets. This exploratory study documents the experiences of IPV practitioners from community agencies serving families impacted by IPV. Focus groups were conducted identifying four overarching themes: (1) pets as members of the family, (2) inconsistencies regarding screening practices, (3) need for comprehensive safety planning, and (4) safe housing for both survivors and their pets. Implications for research, practice, and policy are discussed.
KW - Animal abuse
KW - Intimate partner violence
KW - Safe housing
KW - Safety planning
KW - Service use
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U2 - 10.1177/1044389418767836
DO - 10.1177/1044389418767836
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85053426428
VL - 99
SP - 134
EP - 145
JO - Journal of social casework
JF - Journal of social casework
SN - 1044-3894
IS - 2
ER -
