Citation

Béres L. Affilia 2002; 17(4): 429-447.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/088610902237360

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This article discusses the findings of a study of reflective clinical social work practice with women who had experienced wife assault. Literature, practice, and research suggest that it may be beneficial to examine, within the therapeutic setting, clients' engagement with popular cultural texts and what they have learned from them. Through the process of engaging women in reflecting on their learning sites and negotiating images within their favorite popular cultural texts, it also became clear that it would be necessary to examine conceptions of hope. Thus, approaches to addressing hope within practice are also discussed.