Abstract:
In this qualitative investigation, four young adults of Indian ethnicity reflected on their childhood experiences of exposure to domestic violence within their immigrant families, including the nature of their exposure, the effects it had on them, and their responses to their situations. Among the themes that emerged were their powerlessness as children,theirlack of mothering, and the loneliness of theirrole as“the responsible one”in the family.An unexpected findingwasthe significant part played by school counsellors in enabling these resilient young people to develop their strengths and move forward in their lives with hope.
