Deborah Western
Biographic Data
| ID | 4413254 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Deborah Western |
| GIVEN NAMES | Deborah |
| FAMILY NAME | Western |
| SIGNATURE | WESTERN D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Monash University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1691-0597 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 34 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The “Freedom Work” of Feminist Domestic Violence Advocates
Since the 1970s, there have been dramatic shifts in domestic violence advocacy in Australia. Domestic violence activism emerged from the women’s liberation movement with a clear feminist and emancipatory agenda, but this work has now shifted into the mainstream. This has seen the previous focus of domestic violence advocacy, which included women’s freedom and liberation, narrow to an emphasis more on women’s safety and risk management. While this…
Technology as a Weapon in Domestic Violence
Technology-facilitated domestic violence is an emerging issue for social workers and other service providers. The concept of Digital Coercive Control (DCC) is introduced to highlight the particular nature and impacts of technology-facilitated abuse in the context of domestic violence. While practitioners have become more adept at working with women experiencing DCC, there is still little known about its dynamics and whether this violence requires…
Including the Concept of Gender and Its Inherent Complexities, Influences, and Implications in Social Work Practice and Education
The imperative to factor gender into my social work practice became essential when I began work as a sexual assault counsellor and advocate. Although I had previously worked in child and family wel
Social Work
Identifying and understanding theories employed in social work and applying these theories to practice can be one of the most complex skills that social work students and practitioners need to deve
Gender-based Violence and Depression in Women
"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 …
Using the F-Word
This article reports on the ways in which feminism has led to and influenced the unfolding of our three separate doctoral research journeys. In writing about this choice, we suggest that the epistemology of feminism is compatible with qualitative methods, as well as with the social work discipline, within which we all practice. The article reports on the impact of feminism on this journey from the perspective of three different stages of doctoral…
Studying for Social Work
Technology as a Weapon in Domestic Violence
Technology-facilitated domestic violence is an emerging issue for social workers and other service providers. The concept of Digital Coercive Control (DCC) is introduced to highlight the particular nature and impacts of technology-facilitated abuse in the context of domestic violence. While practitioners have become more adept at working with women experiencing DCC, there is still little known about its dynamics and whether this violence requires…
Using the F-Word
This article reports on the ways in which feminism has led to and influenced the unfolding of our three separate doctoral research journeys. In writing about this choice, we suggest that the epistemology of feminism is compatible with qualitative methods, as well as with the social work discipline, within which we all practice. The article reports on the impact of feminism on this journey from the perspective of three different stages of doctoral…
The “Freedom Work” of Feminist Domestic Violence Advocates
Since the 1970s, there have been dramatic shifts in domestic violence advocacy in Australia. Domestic violence activism emerged from the women’s liberation movement with a clear feminist and emancipatory agenda, but this work has now shifted into the mainstream. This has seen the previous focus of domestic violence advocacy, which included women’s freedom and liberation, narrow to an emphasis more on women’s safety and risk management. While this…
Including the Concept of Gender and Its Inherent Complexities, Influences, and Implications in Social Work Practice and Education
The imperative to factor gender into my social work practice became essential when I began work as a sexual assault counsellor and advocate. Although I had previously worked in child and family wel
Studying for Social Work
Gender-based Violence and Depression in Women
"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 …
Using the F-Word
This article reports on the ways in which feminism has led to and influenced the unfolding of our three separate doctoral research journeys. In writing about this choice, we suggest that the epistemology of feminism is compatible with qualitative methods, as well as with the social work discipline, within which we all practice. The article reports on the impact of feminism on this journey from the perspective of three different stages of doctoral…
Social Work
Identifying and understanding theories employed in social work and applying these theories to practice can be one of the most complex skills that social work students and practitioners need to deve
Including the Concept of Gender and Its Inherent Complexities, Influences, and Implications in Social Work Practice and Education
The imperative to factor gender into my social work practice became essential when I began work as a sexual assault counsellor and advocate. Although I had previously worked in child and family wel
Technology as a Weapon in Domestic Violence
Technology-facilitated domestic violence is an emerging issue for social workers and other service providers. The concept of Digital Coercive Control (DCC) is introduced to highlight the particular nature and impacts of technology-facilitated abuse in the context of domestic violence. While practitioners have become more adept at working with women experiencing DCC, there is still little known about its dynamics and whether this violence requires…
The “Freedom Work” of Feminist Domestic Violence Advocates
Since the 1970s, there have been dramatic shifts in domestic violence advocacy in Australia. Domestic violence activism emerged from the women’s liberation movement with a clear feminist and emancipatory agenda, but this work has now shifted into the mainstream. This has seen the previous focus of domestic violence advocacy, which included women’s freedom and liberation, narrow to an emphasis more on women’s safety and risk management. While this…
Political science (6 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Social Work (4 works) · Work (physics (4 works) · Engineering (3 works) · Social Work Education and Practice (3 works) · Domestic violence (2 works)