Intimate Partner Abuse: First Nations Women's Experience
Theses
Author/Creator
Bette Brazier
Description
Psychology Thesis (Ph.D)--University of New Brunswick, 2006.
Address the lack of resources and training to help Indigenous heterosexual men dealing with Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in Canada.
Discusses challenges faced by Māori agencies which deliver programs and services to women who have been subjected to intimate partner violence. Based on literature review and interviews with 15 providers from 19 organisations.
Looks at the school-based family violence prevention program based on the concept that Aboriginal identity is a positive life force. Uses a mascot, original stories, school-based visits from community members and teachers resource package.