Expanding the spiderweb metaphor: A practice-informed reflection on coercive control
Qualitative Social Work: Research and Practice
Published online on July 03, 2026
Abstract
Qualitative Social Work, Volume 25, Issue 3-4, Page 328-345, July 2026.
While coercive control is widely recognised as a patterned system of relational and institutional entrapment, the Spiderweb metaphor—used as a practice tool in family and domestic violence direct practice spaces in Australia—remains underdeveloped in ...
While coercive control is widely recognised as a patterned system of relational and institutional entrapment, the Spiderweb metaphor—used as a practice tool in family and domestic violence direct practice spaces in Australia—remains underdeveloped in ...