Hispanic Heritage Series: Centering Culture in Domestic Violence Interventions in the Latinx Community

People of Color in Psychology

According to the CDC's National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, 42.1% of Hispanic women in the United States have experienced intimate partner violence. As of 2019, only four published articles over an eleven-year span that looked at Latina survivors of intimate partner violence showed an increase in positive outcomes for Latinas. These findings suggest that more robust domestic violence interventions in the Latinx community are needed and must extend beyond traditional individual therapy sessions with the survivor.

In this podcast episode, we speak with Dr. Serrata, an expert and advocate for the importance of cultural responsiveness and trauma-informed lenses in adapting domestic violence interventions in the Latinx community.

Dr. Serrata’s Contact:

Prickly Pear Therapy - https://pricklypeartherapy.com/

The Prickly Couch Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/6LOM0s3zz1dfxS4wyDr6QP?si=28db26cb21424773

ResearchGate Profile - https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Josephine-Serrata

Instagram - @drjosephinevserrata @pricklytherapy

Resources:

Serrata, J. V., Rodriguez, R., Castro, J. E., & Hernández-Martínez, M. (2019). Well-Being of Latina survivors of intimate partner violence and sexual assault receiving Trauma-Informed and Culturally-Specific services. Journal of Family Violence, 35(2), 169–180. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-019-00049-z

CDC Intimate Partner Violence Survey: https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/nisvs/NISVSReportonIPV_2022.pdf

Music Samples:

Intro by Aleksey Christilin - Cinematic Dramatic Tense

Intro transition by Oleksandr Savochka - Uplifting Cinematic Journey

Outro by Alex Kizenkov - Inspirational Cinematic Adventure

Podcast Equipment:

Blue Yeti USB Microphone

Audio-Technica ATH-M30x Headphone

Mic Foam Cover