Clinical illiteracy about domestic violence against women among young Italian psychologists

TitleClinical illiteracy about domestic violence against women among young Italian psychologists
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2012
AuthorsArcidiacono C, Esposito M
JournalInterdisciplinary Journal of Family Studies
Volume17
Issue2
Pagination209-216
Date Published12/2012
PublisherPadova University Press
Place PublishedPadova, IT
ISSN Number2282-2011
Keywordschild witnesses to domestic violence, domestic violence against women, psychological illiteracy on domestic violence
Abstract

The article examines the exam papers of 85 psychology graduates who,
after one year of post-graduate training, were faced with a clinical case. The case
in question had a history of domestic violence. The candidates were asked to
describe their reflections on the clinical story and to propose the most suitable
treatment while highlighting the reasons and the purposes behind these choices.
The content analysis of the compositions showed how violence within the family
investigated, and in particular violence against the mother and her son, was
neglected in interpreting the assigned clinical case.