Psychosocial Intervention and Gender Violence: Dilemmas and Challenges (Phase 5)

This project addresses the need to deepen the understanding and attention given to gender-based violence within psychosocial intervention, identifying critical gaps in the training of psychologists. Historically, the response to gender-based violence has evolved from NGOs to municipal institutionalization, with research predominantly focused on the judicial sphere or adult heterosexual victims. The study aims to move beyond the 'victim-perpetrator' dichotomy by examining the conceptions and practices of aggressors—an underexplored area—and analyzing psychosocial intervention with them, contrasting feminist approaches with familistic ones. Furthermore, it investigates the prevalence and effects of sexual harassment in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) using quantitative and qualitative methods. The methodology combines quantitative research to measure the prevalence of sexual harassment with applied/participatory action research to generate solutions, actively involving the researched subjects. The findings seek to inform psychosocial intervention in light of recent legislation and to complicate the debate surrounding reparation and gender roles.<br/><br/><b>Goal</b>: <br/>To contribute to a more complex understanding of gender-based violence in psychosocial intervention, analyzing its main dilemmas and challenges for professional training processes in the field of psychology.<br/><br/><b>Research lines</b>: <br/>Political, social and community psychology