Understanding Domestic Violence on Women with Learning Disabilities

Understanding Domestic Violence on Women with Learning Disabilities

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will have a comprehensive understanding of domestic violence on women with learning disabilities and its impact on individuals, practitioners, and wider society.

What do you already know about domestic violence and women with learning disabilities?

Research Motivation

The research aimed to improve social care practice by directly hearing from women with learning disabilities about their experiences of domestic violence.

Research Participants

The study involved women with learning disabilities and also explored the views, attitudes, and responses of the Police and health and social care practitioners.

Tizard Study

The article being analyzed is Tizard 2014, which provides important insights into domestic violence on women with learning disabilities.

Results: Experiences of Women

The research revealed the various forms of domestic violence experienced by women with learning disabilities, including physical, emotional, and sexual abuse.

Results: Impact on Individuals

Domestic violence had severe consequences for the mental and physical well-being of women with learning disabilities, leading to increased vulnerability and decreased quality of life.

Results: Impact on Practitioners

The research highlighted the challenges faced by health and social care practitioners in identifying and addressing domestic violence on women with learning disabilities.

Results: Impact on Wider Society

The study emphasized the importance of raising awareness, providing training, and implementing effective policies to address domestic violence on women with learning disabilities in society.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.