Different Clients, Different Contexts

Roddy, Jeannette; Viliardos, Laura; Widdowson, Mark; Dubrow-Marshall, Rod; Donohue, Keelan

Abstract

Many of the representations of domestic abuse today are of the female victim at the hands of the male abuser. In this chapter, we recognise that abuse is possible across society and try to share what a different client group and different context might look like. We look at the ways that abuse can happen and the effect that this can have on the individual. If we accept that the abuser will use whatever works “best” to control the client, then counselling will focus on understanding why that was significant for the client given their context and background.

This chapter looks at issues such as gender, sexuality, age, faith and culture. This section of the book is to raise awareness of the potential for abuse in all walks of life and all relationships, as well as to suggest some ways in which abuse can be perpetrated which may not be part of the more general training on domestic abuse.

Citation

Roddy, J., Viliardos, L., Widdowson, M., Dubrow-Marshall, R., & Donohue, K. (2023). Different Clients, Different Contexts. In J. Roddy (Ed.), Working with Client Experiences of Domestic Abuse (150-166). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003253266-11

• Publication Date: May 11, 2023
• Deposit Date: Aug 7, 2023
• Publisher: Routledge
• Pages: 150-166
• Book Title: Working with Client Experiences of Domestic Abuse
• ISBN: 9781003253266
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003253266-11