ABSTRACT
The President of the International Federation of Social Workers has spoken of the journey that many social workers have to travel, with both the victims and the perpetrators of violence. This chapter focuses on the person-centred social work process itself; specifically, its commitment to its core values, and the use of its knowledge base, in addressing the use of violence with the individual. Narrative and solution-focused approaches have also emphasised the importance of listening to the person's own first-hand account of their life and the place of violence within it. Social work practice should place itself within the comprehensive multi-faceted responses that view common violence as an important public health, social well-being, criminal justice, development and gender issue. The E. Munroe Report highlighted the pressures on frontline social work coming together to create a defensive system that puts so much emphasis on procedures and recording.
