Title

Domestic Violence Survivors: Spirituality And Social Support

Keywords

Dance of the spirit; Domestic violence; Rites of passage; Spirituality support group

Abstract

A review of the literature revealed that few domestic violence pro- grams include ongoing social support or a focus on the spiritual concerns of domestic violence survivor. The literature appears to support the development of this spirituality and support group theory and confirms the importance of caring communities for domestic violence survivors and thrivers. The focus of this article is to propose a model of spirituality and social support for domestic violence survivors and thrivers. A synthesis of the Rite of Passage framework in combination with the Dance of the Spirit spiritual growth theory of Maria Harris is presented. An outline of a seven week spirituality group for those who have left the domestic violence situation is presented and implications for practice are discussed. © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Publication Date

4-1-2010

Publication Title

Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work

Volume

29

Issue

2

Number of Pages

109-123

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1080/15426431003708220

Socpus ID

77951980116 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/77951980116

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