Social workers trained initially through university education are essential in community responses that seek to address domestic and family violence (DFV). However, research has shown an international shift towards dominant models of thought that individualise or pathologise understandings of DFV in social work practice. This is problematic as it can cultivate a disconnect from the social justice mandates of the profession. Re-centring DFV within the social work curriculum has since become a focal point, but following, there is a dearth in research to measure what change, if any, this has cultured. This is further complicated in the Australian context, where to date the authors acknowledge, few studies have examined the extent of social workers’ exposure to DFV within university curriculum. This project sought to redress this issue, by quantitatively surveying understandings and perceptions about DFV among Australian university social work students and recent graduates. Specifically, the study examines their attitudes, beliefs, knowledge and perceived proficiency about recognising and responding to DFV. The findings suggest that notions of feminist praxis may be diluted in social work curriculum specific to DFV, and as such novel approaches to reinvigorate a structural examination of DFV in Australian university social work curriculum warrant further attention.

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揭示澳大利亚社会工作项目中毕业生应对家庭暴力的准备情况

最初通过大学教育接受培训的社会工作者对于寻求解决家庭暴力（DFV）的社区应对措施至关重要。然而，研究表明，国际上主流思维模式正在发生转变，即社会工作实践中对 DFV 的理解个性化或病态化。这是有问题的，因为它可能会导致与该行业的社会正义使命脱节。此后，在社会工作课程中重新定位 DFV 已成为焦点，但随之而来的是，缺乏研究来衡量这所带来的变化（如果有的话）。在澳大利亚的背景下，情况变得更加复杂，作者承认，迄今为止，很少有研究考察社会工作者在大学课程中接触 DFV 的程度。该项目试图通过定量调查澳大利亚大学社会工作学生和应届毕业生对 DFV 的理解和看法来解决这个问题。具体来说，该研究考察了他们对识别和应对 DFV 的态度、信念、知识和感知能力。研究结果表明，女权主义实践的概念可能在 DFV 特有的社会工作课程中被淡化，因此在澳大利亚大学社会工作课程中重振 DFV 结构性考试的新方法值得进一步关注。