In “Empowerment, Social Justice, and Feminist
Self-Defense: The Benefits of Incorporating Embodied Empowerment Skills in
Social Work Practice,” empowerment self-defense instructors Amy Jones, Thousand
Waves Martial Arts and Self-Defense Center, and Katy Mattingly, University of
Michigan, encourage social workers to
explore empowerment self-defense (ESD) and consider adding it to the other
interventions they already use. They make the case that ESD is an effective
intervention to prevent violence, increase self-efficacy and confidence, and
reduce depression , anxiety, and traumatic stress symptoms.
Jones, Amy L.E. and Katy Mattingly.
2016. Empowerment, Social Justice, and Feminist Self-Defense: The Benefits of
Incorporating Embodied Empowerment Skills in Social Work Practice,” Journal of Women and Social Work: 1-9.
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