“A Difficult Client”: Lynn’s Story of Captivity, Non-State Torture, and Human Trafficking by Her Husband

AUTHORS

Jeanne Sarson, Independent Scholar, Human Right Defender, Persons Against Non-State Torture, 167 Evergreen Drive, Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada
Linda MacDonald,Independent Scholar, Human Right Defender, Persons Against Non-State Torture, 361 Prince Street, Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada

ABSTRACT

In 2000, Lynn, a Canadian woman, was considered by home care service providers too difficult a client and thus they sought to discontinue her care. That was until Lynn disclosed to the authors that twenty-five years ago, she had been held captive and subjected to torture and sexualized trafficking for over four years, perpetrated by her husband and three of his friends. This paper shares the non-State torture (NST) victimization-traumatization informed care developed by the authors beginning in 1993 when confronted by the fact that parents, spouses, guardians, and others inflict acts of violence in the domestic private sphere that manifests as torture. Shared are the authors’ explanation of non-State torture and examples of nursing interventions such as trigger table care plans. It closes with the innovative suggestion of developing a nursing diagnosis to create nursing awareness about the provision of care to women who have suffered NST victimization. Examples of resources are included.

 

KEYWORDS

Torture, Non-State, Women, Domestic, Relational, Assessment, Victimization, Traumatization, Memory, Cellular, Nursing

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CITATION

  • APA:
    Sarson,J.& MacDonald,L.(2019). “A Difficult Client”: Lynn’s Story of Captivity, Non-State Torture, and Human Trafficking by Her Husband. International Journal of Advanced Nursing Education and Research, 4(3), 107-124. 10.21742/IJANER.2019.4.3.13
  • Harvard:
    Sarson,J., MacDonald,L.(2019). "“A Difficult Client”: Lynn’s Story of Captivity, Non-State Torture, and Human Trafficking by Her Husband". International Journal of Advanced Nursing Education and Research, 4(3), pp.107-124. doi:10.21742/IJANER.2019.4.3.13
  • IEEE:
    [1] J.Sarson, L.MacDonald, "“A Difficult Client”: Lynn’s Story of Captivity, Non-State Torture, and Human Trafficking by Her Husband". International Journal of Advanced Nursing Education and Research, vol.4, no.3, pp.107-124, Dec. 2019
  • MLA:
    Sarson Jeanne and MacDonald Linda. "“A Difficult Client”: Lynn’s Story of Captivity, Non-State Torture, and Human Trafficking by Her Husband". International Journal of Advanced Nursing Education and Research, vol.4, no.3, Dec. 2019, pp.107-124, doi:10.21742/IJANER.2019.4.3.13

ISSUE INFO

  • Volume 4, No. 3, 2019
  • ISSN(p):2207-3981
  • ISSN(e):2207-3159
  • Published:Dec. 2019

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