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A 6 page research paper that discusses the use of Attachment and Narrative Theory in addressing the needs of domestic violence victims. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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increasing rather than deceasing in its prevalence. Domestic violence encompasses any form of violence that occurs within the home, whether it is violence between adult spouses or partners or violence
perpetrated against children and adolescents. Two theoretical perspectives that social workers use to address the needs of victims of domestic violence are Attachment Theory and Constructionist Narrative Therapy. The following
examination of domestic violence will focus on these two models of therapeutic intervention, with a particular focus on their application to instances where the effects of domestic violence are acerbated
by the involvement of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Attachment Theory and Constructionist Narrative Therapy Attachment theory provides a useful structure for understanding the intrinsic and crucial role that love
relationships and the social bonds these relationships forge have within the context of everyday life. Despite the initiation of extensive prevention campaigns, intimate partner violence (IPV) continues to be a
factor in roughly 24 percent of all relationships (Godbout, et al, 2009). An increasing body of research indicates that men who engage in domestic violence are likely to have been
exposed to domestic violence themselves as children, which negatively impacts their ability to form positive attachment bonds as adults. Attachment refers to the "bonds of love between child and
parents" and this factor has tremendous influence on whether or not a child feels safe and secure (Gewitz and Edleson, 2004, p. 3). A secure attachment to parents lays the
foundation on which the ability to form attachment in adulthood is based. Research has found that programs that provide early intervention to young mothers can help promote health attachment bonds
(Gewitz and Edleson, 2004). Narrative approaches to social work borrow from constructivists the idea that narratives can be "taken apart and analyzed for meaning" (Turner, 2011, p. 316). Specifically,
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