期刊
JOURNAL OF FAMILY VIOLENCE
卷 30, 期 4, 页码 467-478出版社
SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-015-9685-y
关键词
Advocacy; Domestic violence; Employee retention; Organizational culture; Shelters; Turnover
Using grounded theory methods, this study examines the experience of shelter advocates and the relationship between the challenges of advocacy, shelter culture, and retention. Challenges fell into three categories: managing shelter shock, letting go of being the hero, and balancing advocate roles. Sub-challenges included hearing client stories, managing crisis, accessing resources, accepting clients going back to abusive situations, facilitating empowerment, and enforcing rules. Shelter culture strongly influenced advocates' adjustment. Advocates with supportive cultures expressed less frustration and were more likely to continue employment, while those with less-supportive cultures expressed more frustration and were more likely to leave the domestic violence field or promote within the field to create macro-level change. Implications for shelters and future directions for research are included.
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