معرفی
Helena Päivinen is Senior Lecturer at the University of Jyväskylä, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Department of Psychology. She leads and collaborates in multidisciplinary Violence Research and Intimate Partner Violence Research groups, driving projects that investigate effective couple and group interventions for domestic violence perpetrators.
Research Interests
- Intimate partner violence (IPV) prevention and treatment
- Gender-aware and gender-sensitive therapeutic practices
- Couple and group therapy processes for IPV
- Emotional recognition and positioning in therapeutic discourse
- Domestic abuse perpetrator programs and co-facilitation dynamics
Her work integrates feminist perspectives with systemic and narrative therapy models to develop evidence-based interventions that address both individual behavior change and broader gendered power structures.
Scientific Contributions & Awards
No specific awards are listed in the provided text; however, her consistent publication record from 2012 to 2024 in high-impact journals and edited volumes testifies to significant scholarly impact.
Research Groups & Projects
- Violence Research Group: multidisciplinary exploration of violence phenomena.
- Intimate Partner Violence Research Group: focus on identification, treatment, and prevention of family violence via group and couple interventions.
- Couple Treatment in IPV Project: examining how IPV is handled in couple treatments across social and health-care services.
- Group Intervention Project: developing and evaluating group interventions for men and women who have abused their partners.
