Department of Social Work, University of Minnesota, Duluth, Minnesota.
J Community Psychol. 2020 Jul;48(5):1564-1582. doi: 10.1002/jcop.22348. Epub 2020 Mar 24.
Research with survivors of sexual violence suggests that most do not seek supportive services from community organizations. The purpose of this study is to understand the unique barriers that service providers, who are also survivors of sexual violence, may experience and how it informs their work with survivors. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 19 female, trans, and nonbinary survivors of sexual violence who are also employed as domestic violence or sexual assault advocates, community organizers, therapists, health care providers, educators, or substance abuse counselors, and had worked with survivors of sexual violence in their current positions. We coded the data using a multistep strategy derived from grounded theory. Participants indicated sensitivity to community-level barriers including where services are offered, perceived cost of services, and taking time off of work. Internalized blame, shame, minimization of their experiences, and trauma were also mentioned as significant barriers for themselves and impacted their work with survivors. Our findings suggest a need for trauma-informed intervention in community practice and policy.
性暴力幸存者的研究表明，大多数人不会向社区组织寻求支持服务。本研究的目的是了解性暴力幸存者服务提供者可能经历的独特障碍，以及这些障碍如何影响他们与幸存者的工作。我们对 19 名女性、跨性别者和非二元性别的性暴力幸存者进行了半结构化访谈，他们也受雇为家庭暴力或性侵犯倡导者、社区组织者、治疗师、医疗保健提供者、教育工作者或药物滥用顾问，并在当前职位上与性暴力幸存者合作过。我们使用源于扎根理论的多步骤策略对数据进行了编码。参与者表示对社区层面的障碍敏感，包括服务提供的地点、服务的感知成本以及请假。内疚、羞耻、对自己经历的轻视和创伤也被认为是他们自己和他们与幸存者工作的重大障碍。我们的研究结果表明，社区实践和政策需要创伤知情干预。
