TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - In the wake of violence: Enacting and witnessing hope among people
JO  - Family Process
A1  - Kotzé, Elmarie
A1  - Hulme, Thérèse
A1  - Geldenhuys, Tertius
A1  - Weingarten, Kaethe
SP  - 355
EP  - 367
VL  - 52
IS  - 3
N2  - In the territory of violence and despair, hope is rare. Recent work on hope has shifted attention from hope as a feeling to hope as a practice that people can do together. This case report of a family exposed to domestic violence highlights the role played by a South African police officer in the mother's actions to separate from the context of violence. As a witness to the violence, the police officer acted from an ethic of justice and an ethic of compassion. Outsider witnessing of a counseling session resulted in the recruiting of a community of acknowledgement for the mother, the police officer, and an Assistant Commissioner of Police. Listening carefully and doing hope together gave rise to alliances against practices of violence. As a step of accountability, the authors used reflexive practices to question their responses and to avoid colonizing practices.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0014-7370
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/famp.12010
ID  - ref1
ER  -