Sofia Neves, Carla Cunha, Helena Grangeia, Ariana Correia
Instituto Universitário da Maia, Portugal
Reflection and Action Groups: A therapeutic program with women victims of intimate violence
This paper describes the implementation and assessment of a feminist psycotherapeutic intervention with four groups of women victims of partner violence. The main goals guiding this intervention were: 1) to inform about the phenomenon of gender violence, 2) to deconstruct discourses on gender, 3) to reflect on meanings and the impact of personal trajectories of victimization and 4) promote empowerment and personal and social agency. This program was conducted with four groups of women, coming from different regions in the North of Portugal, in a total of 23 participants aged between 29 and 61 years old (M=45.93; SD=9.13). For assessing the effectiveness of this group intervention, several measures were applied: the Inventory of Violent Experiences in Personal Relationships, the Personal Progress Scale and the Outcome Questionnaire-45.2. Results evidence significant gains in the psychological well being and empowerment of these participants.
Keywords
empowerment; gender violence; group therapy; victims of partner violence
Descreve-se neste texto a implementação e avaliação de um programa de intervenção psicoterapêutica de cariz feminista junto de quatro grupos de mulheres vítimas de violência na intimidade. Tendo como objetivos gerais 1) informar sobre o fenómeno da violência de género, 2) desconstruir discursos de género, 3) refletir em torno dos significados e dos impactos das histórias pessoais de vitimação e 4) promover o empowerment e a capacitação pessoal e social, o programa foi desenvolvido com 23 mulheres com idades compreendidas entre os 29 e os 61 anos (M=45.93; SD=9.13), provenientes de diferentes regiões da zona norte de Portugal.
A fim de se avaliar a eficácia do programa foram administrados o Inventário sobre Vivências Violentas nas Relações Íntimas, a Escala de Progresso Pessoal Revista e o The Outcome Questionnaire-45.2. Os resultados sugerem progressos muito positivos quanto ao bem-estar psicológico e ao empowerment das participantes.
Palavras-chave
empowerment; violência de género; terapia de grupo; vítimas de violência na intimidade
Groupes de réflexion et d’action: une intervention thérapeutique avec femmes victimes de violence conjugale
Cet article décrit la mise en oeuvre et l’évaluation d’un programme de psychothérapie féministe avec quatre groupes de femmes victimes de violence dans les relations intimes. Les objectifs du programme sont: 1) l’information sur le phénomène de la violence de genre, 2) la déconstruction des discours de genre, 3) la réflexion sur les significations et les impacts des histoires personnelles de victimisation et 4) la promotion du empowerment et de la capacitation personnelle et sociale des femmes. Le programme a été mis en oeuvre avec 23 femmes âgées entre 29 et 61 ans (M=45.93; SD=9.13). Afin d’évaluer l’efficacité du même étaient administrés l’Inventaire des Expériences Violentes dans les Relations Intimes, l’Échelle de Progression Personnelle et le Outcome Questionnaire-45.2. Les résultats suggèrent des progrès très positif en ce qui concerne le bien-être sychologique et l’empowerment des participants.
Mots-clés
empowerment; violence entre les sexes; thérapie de groupe; victimes de violence dans les relations intimes
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22355/exaequo.2015.31.02
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