TANF workers' responses to battered women and the impact of brief worker training: What survivors report

TANF workers' responses to battered women and the impact of brief worker training : What survivors report

Battered women (n = 159) report on their experiences with their Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) caseworkers. Workers most often ask about physical harm, feelings of fear, and police involvement. They least often create a safety plan, give information about work exemptions, and ask whether the partner had a gun. Women's major reasons for not talking about abuse are that the worker did not ask and a fear of negative outcomes. Workers who attended a 1-day training are more likely than untrained workers to discuss the women's fear and physical harm, to help develop a safety plan, and to be viewed as generally helpful.

Holter, MarkUniversity of Michigan(Swepub:hig)makhor (author)
Pahl, Lisa CAviva Family and Children’s Services, Los Angeles, California (author)
Tolman, Richard M (author)
Kenna, Colleen EChildren’s Center, Detroit, Michigan (author)
University of MichiganAviva Family and Children’s Services, Los Angeles, California (creator_code:org_t)

By the author/editor: Saunders, Daniel ...; Holter, Mark; Pahl, Lisa C; Tolman, Richard ...; Kenna, Colleen E

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