1. Student's full name: Giang Thi Thu Thuy 2. Gender: Female
3. Date of birth: April 23, 1974
4. Place of birth: Lao Cai
5. Decision on student admission No. 2204/QD-XHNV, dated August 15, 2022, by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
6. Changes in the training process: None
7. Thesis Title: Understanding Psychosocial Support for Victims of Domestic Violence Based on an Understanding of Trauma
8. Major: Psychology; 9. Code: 8310401.01
10. Scientific supervisor: Dr. Tran Thu Huong, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
11. Summary of the thesis results:
The main findings of the thesis include:
- Practical research shows that the awareness of domestic violence and its manifestations among individuals in the 138 committee addressing social work issues in the study is quite good; however, awareness of violence via text messages is still not very high. Awareness of domestic violence among village-level members is significantly lower than that of local officials and leaders at the commune level participating in the domestic violence victim support program. Furthermore, there are no statistically significant differences in awareness of domestic violence among subjects based on age, gender, education level, etc. Self-assessment of psychological support capacity is higher among female subjects than male subjects; significantly higher among local officials and leaders at the commune level compared to village-level members; and higher self-assessment among the group trained in TIC compared to the group not trained.
- Awareness of psychological support based on understanding trauma according to the 4R framework is at an average level, with awareness of re-trauma prevention being the lowest. Awareness of the six principles of support is also at an average level. Awareness of cultural, gender, and legal sensitivity is the highest, while awareness of trust and transparency, and equal cooperation are the lowest and below average.
- The results showed no significant differences between the groups of subjects regarding their perceptions of the effects of trauma and the methods of supporting those who have experienced trauma. However, regarding the perception of signs of trauma, there were statistically significant differences between the groups of subjects categorized by gender, interview group, and educational level. Similarly, perceptions of re-traumatization also differed between interview groups and educational levels. Furthermore, when comparing perceptions of psychological support principles based on understanding of trauma, several significant differences were also found.
12. Practical applications: This provides Hagar Vietnam with a foundation for developing capacity-building programs for local officials on trauma-based support, enabling more relevant and effective support activities for victims of domestic violence at the commune and village levels;
13. Future research directions:
- Support theoretical research, focusing on reviewing existing and currently used materials to enhance the capacity of local officials on gender, gender-based violence, domestic violence, and child protection. This will help identify areas for further development to improve their ability to support victims of violence at the local level, based on trauma-aware support methods, avoiding duplication and wasted resources and time.
- Further studies are needed on the effectiveness of applying TIC assessment to clients who have experienced trauma and have received psychosocial support based on trauma understanding;
14. Published works related to the thesis:
INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
1. Full name: Giang Thi Thu Thuy 2. Sex: Female
3. Date of birth: April 23, 1974 4. Place of birth: Lao Cai
5. Admission decision number: 2204/QD-XHNV Dated August 15, 2022 of the Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
6. Changes in academic process:
7. Official thesis title: Awareness of Psycho-social Support for Domestic Violence Survivors based on Trauma-Informed Care (TIC)
8. Major: Psychology. 9. Code: 8310401.01
10. Supervisors: Dr. Tran Thu Huong- Department of Psychology - University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
11. Summary of the findings of the thesis:
1) The result shows that the awareness of domestic violence and forms of violence expression among individuals in the board named 138 (resolving social work issues) in the study is quite good, however the awareness of violence via text messages is still not really high. The awareness of domestic violence among village-level key members is significantly lower than that of commune-level officials and leaders participating in the domestic programs. In addition, there is no significant significant difference in the awareness of domestic violence between subjects by age, gender, education level, etc. The result of self-assessment of psychological support capacity in the female group shows higher than in the male group; also, it is significantly higher in the commune-level officials and leaders group than in village-level key member group; and the self-assessment of the group receiving TIC training is higher than the group without training.
(2) The awareness of trauma-informed psychological support based on the understanding of trauma according to the 4R theoretical framework is at an average level, in which the awareness of preventing re-traumatization shows the lowest. The awareness of the 6 principles is also at an average level. Of which, the awareness of the principles of cultural, gender issues is the highest, conversely, the awareness of the principles of trustworthiness & transparency and collaboration & mutuality are the lowest and below average.
(3) The results show no significant differences between different targeted groups in awareness to realize impacts of trauma as well as awareness on how to respond to survivors. In terms of recognizing signs of trauma, there are significantly significant differences between groups categorized by gender, interviewee groups and education levels. Similarly, awareness of resisting from re-traumatization also differs between interviewee groups classified with different levels of education background. In addition, when comparing interviewee awareness of the principles of TIC, some significant differences were also found.
12. Practical applicability, if any: To help Hagar International in Vietnam has a basis to develop relevant capacity building programs on TIC for local partners at commune-level and village level to address their needs better and be more effective.
13. Further research directions, if any: .
- It is suggested to support theoretical researches, focusing on reviewing the materials that have been and are being used to improve the capacity of local staff on gender, gender-based violence, domestic violence, child protection, etc. to select the knowledge parts that need supplementation to improve their knowledge of supporting victims of violence locally based on the TIC approach, avoiding overlap and waste of physical, human resources and time.
- Further studies are needed on the effectiveness of applying TIC assessed on clients/ survivors who have experienced trauma and received socio-psychological support using TIC.
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