This article presents findings from research on the Caribbean island of Trinidad with male and female social workers, exploring their views of intimate partner violence against women. The premise here is that actions of helping professionals, including social workers, are partly founded on their views of social problems and clients. Three themes emerged from the conversations as contributing to violence against women: the attitudes and behaviors of victims; societal norms and attitudes; and weak interagency collaboration. A sense of futility in intervention was apparent in the conversations. There are implications for strengthening professional self-efficacy, attitude to clients, and networking.

本文介绍了对加勒比海岛特立尼达岛男性和女性社会工作者的研究结果，探讨了他们对亲密伴侣暴力侵害妇女行为的看法。这里的前提是，帮助包括社会工作者在内的专业人士的行动部分基于他们对社会问题和客户的看法。对话中出现了助长暴力侵害妇女行为的三个主题：受害者的态度和行为；社会规范和态度；机构间协作薄弱。谈话中明显感觉到干预是徒劳的。这对加强专业自我效能感、对客户的态度和网络具有重要意义。