scholarly journals The influence of music on black, Asian and minority ethnic women working in the field of domestic violence and abuse: critical reflection on music as method

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Kathryn Waddington ◽  
◽  
Maria Erbmann ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Drug Misuse ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
Domestic Violence And Abuse ◽  
Practice Development ◽  
Minority Ethnic

Background: Arts-based research practices draw upon music, visual art, poetry and other media as methodological tools throughout the research process. There is also growing recognition of the contribution of arts-based practices, including music as method, to interdisciplinary fields of health, social sciences, humanities and education. Research into: i) the role of music as a therapeutic intervention; and ii) the use of creative approaches to practice development are clearly evident in the literature. What is less evident is the role of music as method. This article is a critical reflection on the novel use of music recordings during qualitative interviews in a small-scale study exploring the role of music in the work and lives of black, Asian and minority ethnic women working in a UK domestic violence and abuse charity. Aim: To describe a critical reflection on music as method in a small-scale qualitative research study. Implications for practice: Music has potential as a model and method in qualitative health and social care research practice, particularly with sensitive topics such as drug misuse or homelessness Music is a means of developing compassion and critically reflective practice development in the field of domestic violence and abuse and other areas of practice

scholarly journals A design-led framework for engaged research: Using a design approach to understand and place the public at the core of health and social care

2021 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Mary Galvin ◽  
Avril Kennan ◽  
Éidín Ní Shé
Keyword(s):  
Health Research ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Social Research ◽  
Research Process ◽  
The Public ◽  
Umbrella Organisation ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
Academic Partner ◽  
New Policies

Abstract This paper offers a multi-perspective approach on the role of engaged research in health and social care. Each of the authors focuses on their individual experiences of this domain, from the perspective of an academic partner of the Health Research Board’s PPI Ignite programme, a CEO of an umbrella organisation for health research charities and a researcher in design innovation, focusing on health research. The paper outlines the values which underpin public and patient involvement, as well as examples of its application as engaged research. It details how organisations like Health Research Charities Ireland support and enable engaged research within health and social research and policy. This paper offers a framework for facilitating dialogue and response across all stakeholders in the engaged research process, illustrating the importance of engaged research and how we can further our understanding and application of it within health and social care policy by adopting a design-led approach. We argue that a design-led approach can both facilitate engaged research as well as support policymakers in the design of new policies and practices.

scholarly journals Police Officers Do Not Need More Training; But Different Training. Policing Domestic Violence and Abuse Involving Children: A Rapid Review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annemarie Millar ◽  
Michael Saxton ◽  
Carolina Øverlien ◽  
Ruth Elliffe
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Rapid Review ◽  
Empirical Literature ◽  
Police Response ◽  
Final Sample ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Domestic Violence And Abuse

AbstractAlthough the police have been identified as a key service provider when responding to domestic violence and abuse (DVA), very few studies have investigated their response in relation to children. This review aims to examine children’s experiences of police response in the context of DVA and to explore how the police understand and respond to children living with DVA. A rapid review of the empirical literature on the police response to DVA involving children was undertaken. PsycINFO, Web of Science and ProQuest were searched. Studies with a qualitative element, concerning children under 18 with experience of police involvement, or police experiences of children, in the context of DVA were included. The final sample comprised of six studies. Using reflexive thematic analysis, four key themes emerged in relation to children: children’s experiences of DVA; fear, uncertainty, and mistrust of police; confronting “childism”: a matter of children’s rights; and going beyond empathy: equality and justice. Regarding the police, three key themes emerged: variability in police response; limited view of police role; lack of professional competence. The findings underscore the need for awareness raising and an urgent review of the training officers receive regarding the impact of DVA on children. They also highlight the pivotal role of police when responding to DVA where children are present, as well as to advance the frontiers of research by including not only adults and professionals but also the most vulnerable DVA victim: the child.

scholarly journals Exploring the Domestic Abuse Narratives of Trans and Nonbinary People and the Role of Cisgenderism in Identity Abuse, Misgendering, and Pathologizing

2020 ◽  
pp. 107780122097136
Author(s):  
Michaela M. Rogers
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Conceptual Tool ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
Domestic Violence And Abuse

Drawing on data from two empirical studies, this article employs cisgenderism as a conceptual tool to explore trans people’s experiences of domestic violence and abuse (DVA). Distinct modes of cisgenderism are analyzed. These are identity abuse, microaggressions, misgendering, and pathologizing practices. Qualitative data were collected via semistructured interviews ( n = 24). Two inclusion criteria were used for this secondary analysis requiring participants to self-identify as trans or nonbinary and have experience of DVA. The findings illuminate the extent of cisgenderism as underpinning experiences of DVA. The article ends with a call for further theoretical and empirical research in this regard.

scholarly journals Keeping the Actors in the Organic System Learning: The Role of Organic Farmers’ Experiments

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian R. Vogl ◽  
Susanne Kummer ◽  
Friedrich Leitgeb ◽  
Christoph Schunko ◽  
Magdalena Aigner
Keyword(s):  
Organic Farming ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Organic System ◽  
Academic Scientists ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Organic Farmers ◽  
Set Up

<p>The creative process that leads to farmers’ innovations is rarely studied or described precisely in agricultural sciences. For academic scientists, obvious limitations of farmers’ experiments are e.g. precision, reliability, robustness, accuracy, validity or the correct analysis of cause and effect. Nevertheless, we propose that ‘farmers’ experiments’ underpin innovations that keep organic farming locally tuned for sustainability and adaptable to changing economic, social and ecological conditions. We first researched the structure and role of farmers’ experiments by conducting semi-structured interviews of 47 organic farmers in Austria and 72 organic/agroecology farmers in Cuba in 2007 and 2008. Seventysix more structured interviews explored the topics and methods used by Austrian farmers that were ‘trying something’. Farmers engaged in activities that can be labelled as farmers experiments because these activities include considerable planning, manipulating variables, monitoring effects and communicating results. In Austria and Cuba 487 and 370 individual topics, respectively, were mentioned for experimenting by the respondents. These included topics like the introduction of new species or varieties, testing various ways of commercialization or the testing of alternative remedies. Two thirds (Austria) and one third (Cuba) of the farmers who experimented had an explicit mental or written plan before starting. In both countries, the majority of the farmers stated that they set up their experiments first on a small scale and expanded them if the outcome of the experiments was satisfactory. Repetitions were done by running experiments in subsequent years and the majority of the farmers monitored the experiments regularly. In both countries, many experiments were not discrete actions but nested in time and space. For further research on learning and innovation in organic farming we propose an explicit appreciation of farmers’ experiments, encouraging further in-depth research on the details of the farmers’ experimental process and encouraging the inclusion of farmers’ experiments in strategies for innovation in organic and non organic farming. Strategic research and innovation agendas for organic farming would benefit from including organic farmers as co-researchers in all steps of the research process in order to encourage co-learning between academic scientists and organic farmers.</p>

Involving residents in quality specification

1998 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
NORMA V. RAYNES
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Central Element ◽  
User Involvement ◽  
Nursing Home Care ◽  
User Preference ◽  
Service Development ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Health And Social Care

The extension of user involvement in different aspects of service delivery in health and social care has been a central element of care in the community policy. Purchasers and providers of such services for older people have been exploring ways of tailoring services to meet individual need and ensure that the quality of the service reflects user preference rather than service-provider requirements. This article describes a project involving residents from a random proportionate sample of nursing homes and residential homes for older people in the City of Manchester. The project was designed to bring user views about quality into the service contract specification for the purchase of residential and nursing home care. The process and the outcomes are described. Factors which appear to promote the movement of user involvement into the mainstream of service specification and service development are identified. The role of small-scale initiatives is discussed.

scholarly journals Some sociological aspects of the prevention of domestic violence and abuse of the elderly in Slovenia

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Danijela Lahe
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Governmental Institutions ◽  
Domestic Violence And Abuse

This paper addresses the issue of violence and abuse of older personswhich, due to an increased level of public sensitivity and continuingreminders from governmental and non-governmental institutions, isbecoming a subject of increased attention. The author focus on domesticviolence and abuse and present and describe various ways ofprevention from violence and abuse of older persons from the aspectsof the legislation, human rights and the role of the Slovenian police.

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