Today, we are discussing the importance of understanding the intersection of love, tradition, and the complexities of IPV and how cultural norms and expectations shape attitudes toward relationships and affect power dynamics within intimate partnerships. We will discuss the impact on children and what occurs in the home and approaches to prevention that take cultural factors into account, including education and awareness tailored to specific communities.

Dr. Samuel R. Benbow is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work and Gerontology at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. He worked several years in the mental health field in roles such as intensive case manager, intensive and resource case management supervisor, behavioral specialist consultant, mobile therapist, and director of residential treatment facilities prior to his tenure as a full-time tenured track faculty member at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania in 1998.

More than Icebreakers: Teaching social work students how to effectively use activity in the group.” Group Work: Honoring our Roots Nurturing our Growth. Proceedings of the 31st Annual International Symposium of the Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups in Chicago, IL.

Intimate Partner Violence and Barriers to Help-Seeking Among Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and Immigrant Women: A Qualitative Metasynthesis of Global Research https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/15248380211050590