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Organisations and professionals address intimate partner violence in a complex system. This article explores how paradoxical situations in dealing with intimate partner violence in the system arise and how they can be prevented, using the Action Scales Model by Nobles and colleagues. During the Victimology Summer School in September 2022, solutions to prevent these paradoxical situations were discussed with multidisciplinary teams of professionals. Three solutions were proposed: (1) Putting the victim central, (2) Appointing a victim representative, and (3) Putting the term self-reliance up for discussion. The results can lead to important steps in preventing paradoxical situations, where victims receive appropriate help and are not at risk of secondary and repeat victimization.