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Collected Papers of the Faculty of Law of the University of Rijeka=Recueil des travaux de la Faculté de droit de l'Université de Rijeka=Raccolta di scritti della Facoltà di giurisprudenza dell'Università di Rijeka=Gesammelte Schriften der Rechtswissen, Vol. 43 No. 2, 2022.

Preliminary communication

https://doi.org/10.30925/zpfsr.43.2.5

COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE: EXPERIENCES AND OUTCOMES FOR SHELTERS’ STAFF

Irma Kovčo Vukadin orcid id orcid.org/0000-0003-2139-6748 ; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia
Anja Mirosavljević orcid id orcid.org/0000-0003-0060-1036 ; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia

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Abstract

Relatively few studies have addressed the impact of the COVID- 19 pandemic on IPV shelters and their staff. In this study, we conducted interviews with IPV shelter staff to examine 1) how shelters changed their work during the pandemic; 2) how staff described the occurrence of and response to vicarious trauma; and 3) what staff learned from their experience with the pandemic crisis. Three
main themes emerged from the data. They include the following: 1) changes in organisational working conditions during the pandemic; 2) emotional challenges; and 3) positive effects of the pandemic. As in other countries, the pandemic in Croatia brought numerous challenges but also opportunities. Shelter staff demonstrated their strengths and commitment to supporting IPV
victims during the pandemic. Their experiences should be used to develop an effective response to future crises.

Keywords

IPV; shelters; staff; Croatia; COVID-19

Hrčak ID:

279910

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/279910

Publication date:

30.6.2022.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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