Citation

Rainville T, Kérouac S, Boucher D. Sante Ment. Que. 1991; 16(2): 89-97.

Vernacular Title

Un groupe de soutien a l'intention des femmes victimes de violence conjugale.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1991, Communaute et Sante Mentale)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1810390

Abstract

For battered women, leaving the home and spending time in a shelter is only the first step of a long process of change that usually involves periodic crises. A support group has been set up to help these women establish new ways to relate with the outside world, ways that are meant to assist them in successfully going through this difficult phase of their lives. Based on Lifton's principles of affinity, presence and consolidation (1976), the authors highlight the value of reciprocity in the therapeutical relationship. In addition, the authors discuss issues relating to the main points affecting interventions with battered women who have spent time in a shelter.

Language: fr