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Storytelling And Violence Against Women, Janette Taylor, J. Banks-Wallace, Toni Tripp-Reimer

Janette Y. Taylor

Health professionals are frequently the first point of contact for many women who are abused and experience intimate male partner violence. Yet, practitioners often do not have the knowledge and/or feel prepared to address these issues with women. The authors propose the use of storytelling and literature as an educational strategy to challenge and change nurses' conceptualization and practices relative to abuse and violence against women.