TY - BOOK ID - 7763680 TI - Gender-based violence and depression in women : a feminist group work response PY - 2013 SN - 1461475317 1461475325 PB - New York : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Depression in women. KW - Women -- Crimes against. KW - Women -- Mental health. KW - Women -- Psychology. KW - Social Welfare & Social Work KW - Social Sciences KW - Social Welfare & Social Work - General KW - Family violence. KW - Domestic violence KW - Household violence KW - Interparental violence KW - Intrafamily violence KW - Depression, Mental, in women KW - Social sciences. KW - Psychotherapy. KW - Social work. KW - Counseling. KW - Social Sciences. KW - Social Work. KW - Psychotherapy and Counseling. KW - Depression, Mental KW - Women KW - Violence KW - Diseases KW - Applied psychology. KW - Psychagogy KW - Therapy (Psychotherapy) KW - Mental illness KW - Clinical sociology KW - Mental health counseling KW - Applied psychology KW - Psychology, Practical KW - Social psychotechnics KW - Psychology KW - Benevolent institutions KW - Philanthropy KW - Relief stations (for the poor) KW - Social service agencies KW - Social welfare KW - Social work KW - Human services KW - Treatment KW - Psychotherapy   . KW - Counselling KW - Helping behavior KW - Psychology, Applied KW - Interviewing KW - Personal coaching KW - Social case work UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:7763680 AB - Social workers, in whatever capacity they work, can expect to come into contact with women who have experienced/are experiencing violence and with women who are experiencing depression.  Therefore, a range of social work supports and interventions are required in order to meet the needs of diverse women and assist them in their recovery.  One of these methods is group work where women can share their experiences, learn from each other, reflect on their learnings and identify and achieve changes in their circumstances.  This book is based on original research by the author that sought to understand depression in women from a feminist and gender-informed perspective, develop a feminist-based group work response, and highlight the activities of consciousness-raising and resistance as methods for women to achieve change in their lives and in their selves.  An innovative and creative group work program, the Women’s Journaling Group Program, was developed from this research and provides a new method of working with women who have experienced/are experiencing violence and mild-moderate depression. The Women’s Journaling Group Program is research-informed, theoretically-grounded, practice-based and feminist and gender-focused. This book, and the program model within it, is an important contribution to the field of critical feminist social work practice. ER -