Protocole d’évaluation des couples présentant un problème de violence conjugale

Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy for Couples: An Insight into the Treatment of Couple Hardships and Struggles

“…If ongoing severe violence occurs within a relationship and especially when it is perpetrated by one partner towards the other, rather than minor and bidirectional (see the Section 4.1.1 on conflicts and violence), couple therapy is usually contraindicated and specific procedures must be undertaken to control aggressive behaviors and protect the victim. Guidelines for such situations have been suggested by Lussier and colleagues [32,36] and by Bélanger and colleagues [33]. After safety has been ensured and the crisis has started to resolve, the therapist can help couples make sense of this experience and feel validated in their distress, which can potentially strengthen the therapeutic alliance.…”

“…During the assessment phase of CBCT, the presence of violence must systematically be assessed in order to decide whether or not CBCT should be conducted [33]. For instance, when partner violence is severe or perpetrated by one partner towards the other, couple therapy is usually contraindicated because it could lead to further violence.…”

“…For instance, when partner violence is severe or perpetrated by one partner towards the other, couple therapy is usually contraindicated because it could lead to further violence. The therapists should then deliver a crisis intervention (see Section 4.4 for crisis intervention) [32,33]. On the contrary, when partner violence is situational and minor to moderate and when both partners agree to cease all acts of violence during therapy, CBCT can be useful in preventing the escalation of conflicts to more severe forms of violence [33,34].…”

“…The therapists should then deliver a crisis intervention (see Section 4.4 for crisis intervention) [32,33]. On the contrary, when partner violence is situational and minor to moderate and when both partners agree to cease all acts of violence during therapy, CBCT can be useful in preventing the escalation of conflicts to more severe forms of violence [33,34]. Indeed, a few therapies using a CBCT framework or techniques have been developed to treat moderate intimate partner violence and show promising results in the reduction of mild-to-moderate violent behaviors [35][36][37][38].…”