Violence Against Women· 2026Q1
Family and Domestic Violence Discretion and Decision-Making Through the Perspectives of Social Workers and Victim-Survivors
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Short summary
Social workers in family and domestic violence (FDV) roles often practice risk-averse due to a lack of discretion, which negatively impacts victim-survivor (VS) needs.
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Key points
- Social workers in FDV roles face limitations in their discretion and decision-making.
- A lack of discretion pushes social workers towards standardized, risk-averse practices.
- These risk-averse practices can be counterproductive to the actual needs of victim-survivors.
- The study utilized interpretative phenomenological analysis with eight SWs and VSs.
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Abstract
Social workers (SWs) employed in family and domestic violence (FDV) roles use their discretion and make decisions that impact victim-survivor (VS) outcomes and well-being. However, when working alongside VSs, discretion and decision-making remain unexplored in existing literature. This study examined social work discretion and decision-making in FDV contexts and its impacts on VSs. Interpretative phenomenological analysis underpinned eight semistructured interviews with SWs and VSs to explore experiences of discretion and decision-making within FDV contexts. The findings suggest a lack of discretion steers SWs down a standardized path of risk-averse practice, which works against VS needs.
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