Psychosocial Intervention and Gender Violence: Dilemmas and Challenges (Phase 6)

This project addresses the critical need to reflect upon psychosocial intervention regarding gender-based violence in Ecuador, a field historically dominated by the care of adult women in partner relationships, with scarce research focused on psychology. The study seeks to broaden the perspective beyond the victim-perpetrator dichotomy, analyzing the conceptions and practices of aggressors, conservative discourses, and institutional violence exerted by psychological practice itself. Intervention experiences with male aggressors were investigated, highlighting the effectiveness of feminist approaches compared to family-centered ones. Furthermore, violence experienced by lesbian, Montubian, and migrant women was explored, and significant effort was dedicated to university sexual harassment, including measuring its national prevalence through validated surveys. The project also analyzed the implications of the new law for the prevention and attention to violence against women in specialized centers. The ultimate goal is to strengthen the training of future psychologists, equipping them with tools to address the complexity of diverse manifestations of gender-based violence, including those affecting sexual and gender minorities and the academic sphere.<br/><br/><b>Goal</b>: <br/>The main objective is to complicate the analysis of gender-based violence within psychosocial intervention, identifying the key dilemmas and challenges faced by professional training processes in the field of psychology in Ecuador.<br/><br/><b>Research lines</b>: <br/>Political, social and community psychology