title: Between the professional and the private: the meaning of working with intimate partner violence in social workers' private lives.
abstract: This qualitative study examines the impact of working with intimate partner violence on therapists' marital relationships and gender identity. Data were collected by in-depth semistructured interviews with 14 experienced women social workers working in domestic violence treatment centers in Israel. Findings indicate that the boundaries between workers' private and professional lives are blurred and work experiences influence their intimate relationships and gender role identities, leading to overall questioning of their relationships. This newly rediscovered consciousness reshapes the meaning of workers' couple relationships. Such shift between private and professional should be considered when training workers to intervene with intimate partner violence.
authors.affiliation: University of Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: Hadass
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Goldblatt
authors.forename: Eli
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Buchbinder
authors.forename: Zvi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Eisikovits
authors.forename: Ilana
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Arizon-Mesinger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000488:Allied Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D000739:Anecdotes as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008875:Middle Aged; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012931:Social Environment; D012938:Social Perception; D012947:Social Work / Q000379:methods*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016387:Women's Health