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Dilemmas and Decision Making in Domestic Abuse: Real-World Scenarios for Health and Social Care Practice book cover

1st Edition

Dilemmas and Decision Making in Domestic Abuse Real-World Scenarios for Health and Social Care Practice

Edited By Julia Hubbard, Sarah Housden Copyright 2027
280 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

280 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Dilemmas and Decision Making in Domestic Abuse enables readers to follow health and social care practitioner’s thinking processes to unpack a range of elements of domestic abuse situations and develop a systematic approach to decision making. Domestic abuse can be defined as a pattern of behaviour in any relationship, that is used to gain or maintain power and control an intimate partner.... Read more

Part 1: Maximising Opportunities for Safety and Disclosure

1. Beth: How can I speak up when I am a colleague? 
Kelda Folliard and Ruth Sanders

2. James: How can I tell people I’m scared of my girlfriend?
Ellie Taylor

3. Myles: It’s all your fault; you made me do it
Katrina Emerson

4. Ariya: So-called honour  
Katie McLaughlin

5. From gut pain to gut feeling  
Joe Ellis-Gage

6. Jon: Telling signs  
Sarah Housden

Part 2: Providing Safe and Effective Interventions

7. Sheila: Reports of a weird feeling  
Christine Nightingale, Stacy Ashley, and Stephen Thompson

8. Henry: Can I stay please? 
Christine Nightingale and Kirsty Henry

9. Maryam: My reliance on a spousal visa makes it difficult to leave 
Katherine Waterfall

10. Ruby: I’ve only ever known relationships like this
Rosie McDermont

11. Richard:  From shame to shared understanding  
Sarah Housden

12. Rachael: Protection or prying? 
Sarah Housden

13. Natasha: The cost of ignorance
Cat Playfair

 Part 3: Surviving and Life after Domestic Abuse

14. Amber: Why won’t he accept its over
Rachael Taylor 

15. Emily: Managing emotion
Paul Linsley

16. Rita: A turning tide  
Sarah Housden

17. Marion: Still in my head
Sarah Housden

18. Conclusion 
Julia Hubbard and Sarah Housden

Biography

Julia Hubbard is an Emeritus Professor affiliated with the University of East Anglia, UK with a clinical background in adult nursing. She is a highly experienced academic having worked in university level healthcare education since 1993 and has been involved in curriculum development and course delivery across a range of health care professions both nationally and internationally.   

Sarah Housden is an Associate Professor in Health Sciences at the University of East Anglia, UK and an occupational therapist. She has worked in a variety of health and care settings, promoting the holistic wellbeing of adults of working age and of older people. Sarah has a Doctorate in Education and is passionate about supporting interactive learning experiences to bring about lasting changes in practice. 

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