Disempowering Domestic Violence

Domestic violence can cause victims to become disempowering. The victims of domestic violence are stripped of their personal agency and their free will and forced the victims to live a life of fear (Busch & Valentine, 2000). Also, the lack of referral and encouragement to seek services is also seen as a form of disempowering to the victims (Russell & Light, 2006) To help restore the victims; personal power victims are encouraged to create avenues to make a decision about their life (Kallivayalil, 2007). Many agencies provide an environment where women can make a choice without the fear of being abused (Clevenger & Roe-Sepowitz, 2009).
Victims that is exposed to IPV and who is seeking help the aim is to empower the victims. It is often very