Nineteenth International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences

Abstract

There is a lack of qualitative research about service providers’ perspectives and experiences, particularly around service provision gaps and suggestions to support economic empowerment for immigrant Latinx intimate partner violence (IPV) survivors. Thus, this study documents (a) service providers’ experiences of economic justice-related sources of support for this population; (b) service providers’ views about help-seeking trajectories and barriers among immigrant Latinx IPV survivors to achieve physical and financial stability; (c) service providers’ challenges including structural factors and cultural norms while providing effective services to achieve economic justice for immigrant Latinx survivors of IPV. This qualitative study uses a combination of purposive and snowball sampling methods and semi-structured interviews. Service providers directly working with immigrant Latinx IPV survivors in the U.S. are the sample for this study. The study includes service providers who meet the following eligibility criteria: (a) 18 years or older; (b) currently employed in IPV-related human services setting in a full-time position; (c) have worked for at least 2 years; (d) able to communicate in English. This study aims to contribute to the extant literature about service providers’ lived experiences of service provision around economic justice for Latinx immigrant IPV survivors. Further, findings from this proposed study aim to offer insights into potential social work strategies and policy implications for services to assist financial stability when intervening with immigrant Latinx survivors of IPV. Finally, results from this study offer pointers for social work education and the preparedness of social workers to provide culturally competent services to Latinx populations.