Abstract

Sexual minority individuals (e.g., lesbian, gay, bisexual) are at increased risk to experience intimate partner violence (IPV) compared to heterosexual individuals. When working with these couples it is critical for therapists to provide queer affirming care by recognizing influential social conditions on IPV (i.e., minority stressors). However, many sexual minority individuals who have been harmed by their partners report being unable to access queer affirming care. One largely undiscussed practice is restorative justice in the context of couple therapy. This paper theorizes ways to conduct safe restorative justice practice with queer couples where IPV is present. Based on extant research and established recommendations for queer affirming care, we propose a three-phase approach encompassing training, assessment, and restorative mediation.

摘要

与异性恋个体相比，性少数个体（例如，女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋）遭受亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）的风险更高。在与这些夫妇一起工作时，治疗师通过识别对 IPV 有影响的社会条件（即少数压力源）来提供酷儿肯定护理至关重要。然而，许多受到伴侣伤害的性少数群体报告称无法获得酷儿确认护理。一种很大程度上未被讨论的实践是在夫妻治疗背景下的恢复性正义。本文理论化了在存在 IPV 的情况下与酷儿夫妇进行安全恢复性司法实践的方法。基于现有的研究和对酷儿肯定关怀的既定建议，我们提出了一个三阶段的方法，包括培训、评估和恢复性调解。