The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Staff in Violence Against Women Services

被引:13
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作者
Burd, Caitlin [1 ]
MacGregor, Jennifer C. D. [3 ]
Ford-Gilboe, Marilyn [3 ]
Mantler, Tara [5 ]
McLean, Isobel [6 ]
Veenendaal, Jill [2 ]
Wathen, Nadine [4 ]
机构
[1] Western Univ, Fac Informat & Media Studies, 1151 Richmond St, London, ON N6A 5B7, Canada
[2] Western Univ, Fac Informat & Media Studies, Hlth Informat Sci program, London, ON, Canada
[3] Western Univ, Arthur Labatt Family Sch Nursing, London, ON, Canada
[4] Western Univ, Arthur Labatt Family Sch Nursing, Mobilizing Knowledge Gender Based Violence, London, ON, Canada
[5] Western Univ, Sch Hlth Studies, London, ON, Canada
[6] Univ British Columbia, Sch Architecture & Landscape Architecture, Vancouver, BC, Canada
关键词
VAW; COVID-19; staff; stress; interpretive description;
D O I
10.1177/10778012221117595
中图分类号
C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ;
摘要
The COVID-19 pandemic has been harmful to survivors of abuse. Less understood is the impact on staff in the violence against women (VAW) service sector. Using interpretive description methodology, we examined staff experiences during the pandemic in Ontario, Canada, and found four core themes: (1) the emotional toll of the work; (2) remote (doesn't) work; (3) work restructuring; (4) efforts to stay well and subthemes nuancing staff experiences in a sector vulnerable to vicarious trauma. This research underscores the need to mitigate experiences of stress, heavy workloads, and guilt for staff in VAW services during crises and provides action-oriented recommendations.
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页码:1764 / 1786
页数:23
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