TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on staff in violence against women services
JO  - Violence against women
A1  - Burd, Caitlin
A1  - MacGregor, Jennifer C. D.
A1  - Ford-Gilboe, Marilyn
A1  - Mantler, Tara
A1  - McLean, Isobel
A1  - Veenendaal, Jill
A1  - Wathen, Nadine
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - The COVID-19 pandemic has been harmful to survivors of abuse. Less understood is the impact on staff in the violence against women (VAW) service sector. Using interpretive description methodology, we examined staff experiences during the pandemic in Ontario, Canada, and found four core themes: (1) the emotional toll of the work; (2) remote (doesn't) work; (3) work restructuring; (4) efforts to stay well and subthemes nuancing staff experiences in a sector vulnerable to vicarious trauma. This research underscores the need to mitigate experiences of stress, heavy workloads, and guilt for staff in VAW services during crises and provides action-oriented recommendations.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1077-8012
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10778012221117595
ID  - ref1
ER  -