Couples Counseling and Domestic Violence

Tomsich, Elizabeth A.; Tunstall, Ashley M.; Gover, Angela R.

doi:10.1002/9781118519639.wbecpx137

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“…It is strongly recommended that couples counselors conduct thorough IPV assessments using psychometrically sound measures in multiple formats such as interviews and self-report surveys (Schacht et al, 2009). Furthermore, it is recommended that clinician educators should increase in IPV-specific training and coursework for graduate students intending to work with couples (Schacht et al, 2009;Tomsich, Tunstall, & Gover, 2016). Given the high prevalence of IPV, counselors need to improve their awareness and training in this area.…”

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“…To date, there have been few randomized clinical trials devoted to couples counseling for IPV, most likely because of the proliferation of the gender-separated Duluth model which discourages courts from requiring conjoint treatment to protect victims. Indeed, recommending conjoint counseling in the context of IPV can have potentially fatal consequences in some cases, which some report as the main barrier to the prevalence and research on conjoint treatment modalities (Tomsich et al, 2016). Certainly, thorough core screening is necessary before couples counseling for IPV is recommended or initiated.…”

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“…From a systems perspective, this type of violence is treated as a relational problem, rather than an individual problem; violence is perpetrated through relationship patterns that both partners engage in, and cannot be attributed to a single perpetrator (Stith, McCollum, Amanor-Boadu, & Smith, 2012). Contrastingly, feminist theory is concerned that a systems approach implies the victim is equally responsible for violent behavior and has an equal responsibility in ending it (Tomsich, Tunstall, & Gover, 2016). However, as noted above, a significant portion of violent relationships involves bidirectional violence in which both partners are perpetrators and victims and are equally responsible for the continuation and cessation of violent behaviors.…”

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Considerations of Conjoint Couples Therapy in Cases of Intimate Partner Violence

Hurless

Cottone

2018

The Family Journal

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This article reviews the current literature on the implementation of conjoint couples counseling in cases of intimate partner violence (IPV). As maintained by feminist theorists, due to the possibility of perpetuating or increasing violent behaviors within a couple, a conjoint treatment for IPV is generally contraindicated. However, multiple studies have shown that conjoint approaches do not increase the risk of harm to the victim. Following a thorough assessment of the dynamics of violence within a relationship, individual personality patterns, and adequate counselor training in IPV, a conjoint approach may be beneficial to reduce violent behaviors while increasing communication, problem-solving skills, and overall relationship satisfaction.

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Considerations of Conjoint Couples Therapy in Cases of Intimate Partner Violence

Hurless

Cottone

2018

The Family Journal

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“…In terms of responsivity, although research suggests that group-based, cognitive-behavioral treatment is the favored treatment modality for IPV treatment (Babcock et al, 2016), only 26% of standards specified that programs use cognitive-behavioral treatment modalities. Consistent with prior research demonstrating that couples counseling may be detrimental in cases of IPV (Tomsich et al, 2015) and that anger is not the impetus for IPV (Mcmurran & Gilchrist, 2008), the majority of standards prohibited the use of couples counseling and anger management therapy. Further, consistent with Maiuro and Eberle (2008), standards did not specify a curriculum or model that must be used by treatment providers; the lone exception was Iowa which mandates the use of ACTV.…”

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Assessing States’ Intimate Partner Violence Offender Treatment Standards using a Principles of Effective Intervention Framework

Richards

Gover

Branscum

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J Interpers Violence

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Court-ordered treatment programs are a widely used response to intimate partner violence (IPV) and many states have developed standards to guide programs. The current study provides an update to Maiuro and Eberle’s. (2008) review of states’ standards and extends the literature by using the principles of effective intervention (PEIs; i.e., risk, need, responsivity, treatment, and fidelity) as an organizational framework to examine standards. Findings showed that 84% of states had standards in 2020, compared to 88% in 2007, and extensive changes both within and across states’ standards had occurred. Regarding the PEIs, in line with the risk principle most states mandated the use of risk assessments; inconsistent with the needs principle, few states used these assessments to classify clients into risk levels or inform individualized treatment. The majority of standards addressed the treatment principle by outlining a required structure and duration, but few attended to responsivity factors (e.g., identifying treatment modalities, attending to specific client factors). Regarding the fidelity principle, most standards outlined education or training requirements for staff and required periodic program reviews or audits, but few standards were evidenced-based and only about half required that programs collect data to measure effectiveness. Taken together, findings suggest that standards have continued to evolve and that the integration of PEIs into IPV treatment is only just beginning. Standards provide a rich opportunity for future researcher–practitioner partnerships in the field of IPV intervention.

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“…10,847 abuse doers in which 2,090 of them are dating partners [10]. 20% of women and 11% of men suffer abuse [11]. A study explains that dating identities of college students show that 97.92% of students have a dating achievement identity and 2.08% of them have a dating foreclosure identity [12].…”

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The Intervention-Task Model Based on the Miscrosystem Layer of Families as the Effort in Developing Late Adolescent’s Dating Identity Status

Arifianti¹,

Sanyata²

2020

Proceedings of the 2nd International Seminar on Guidance and Counseling 2019 (ISGC 2019)

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To late adolescents, dating is an initial step to marriage. Those who date will experience explorations and commitments in their relationships. These are the criteria of an identity status, especially for dating. Basically, the beginning of adulthood is an identity crisis stage, including dating identity. Sexual harassment or abuse is undesirable in dating relationships. Therefore, families, especially parents, take very important roles in guiding their children to develop their dating identity status in the best way. The purpose of this study is to explore and gain information regarding the dating identity of late adolescents by using task intervention model according to the microsystem layer. The analysis result shows that 1) late adolescents desire interventions according to the microsystem layer of families, in this case, parents as the bridge to tighten dating relationships, 2) late adolescents experience significant increases of dating identity status after doing interventions, 3) late adolescents have clearer commitments after doing interventions.

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Couples Counseling and Domestic Violence

Cited by 4 publications

References 27 publications

Considerations of Conjoint Couples Therapy in Cases of Intimate Partner Violence

Considerations of Conjoint Couples Therapy in Cases of Intimate Partner Violence

Assessing States’ Intimate Partner Violence Offender Treatment Standards using a Principles of Effective Intervention Framework

The Intervention-Task Model Based on the Miscrosystem Layer of Families as the Effort in Developing Late Adolescent’s Dating Identity Status

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