Date of Award
2011
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science in Nursing
Program
Nursing
Supervisor
Dr. Helene Berman
Abstract
Every year, thousands of Canadian women make a decision to leave a situation of intimate partner violence (IPV). For many, this decision begins a tortuous path toward homelessness. Resilience is a process, trait, and outcome that involves overcoming adversity and developing unique strengths through its process. For women who have experienced the adversity of IPV and homelessness, evidence of resilience is profoundly apparent in their stories. This paper explores the evidence of resilience as experienced by seven Canadian women, the barriers they experienced to development of resilience, and the qualities of interventions deemed effective to promoting their personal resilience.
Recommended Citation
Wallace, Holly S., "RESILIENCE IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY: WOMEN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AND HOMELESSNESS" (2011). Digitized Theses. 3489.
https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/digitizedtheses/3489