Beetham, Tanya, Gabriel, Lynne 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8144-090X and James, Hazel
(2019)
Young Children’s Narrations of Relational Recovery: a School-Based Group for Children Who Have Experienced Domestic Violence.
Journal of Family Violence, 34 (6).
pp. 565-575.
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Abstract
In the UK, domestic violence (DV) is one of the most common safeguarding concerns children and young people report (CAADA, 2014). However, little is known about how children experience participation in interventions that aim to support their recovery if they have been affected by DV. This study aims to understand children’s experiences of participating in a group programme facilitated by a DV organisation in the UK. Interviews were conducted with four children (aged 7–10) using a flexible, creative and child-led approach. A thematic narrative analysis was used, using a small story approach to narrative data. Results indicate that issues of children’s agency, choice and intersecting identities are central to not only how children experience DV but also how they experience recovery. Findings highlight the experiential and relational aspect of therapeutic spaces that can enable children to for relationships and construct meaningful identities. Conclusions suggest that children need to be consulted in inclusive ways in order to contribute to the development and accessibility of services designed to support them when they have been affected by DV.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | Correction published 12 April 2023, author's name changed to Tanya Frances. |
| Status: | Published |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10896-018-0028-7 |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman > HQ767.8-792.2 Children. Child development |
| School/Department: | School of Education, Language and Psychology |
| URI: | https://ray.yorksj.ac.uk/id/eprint/3690 |
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