The Pursuit of Research-supported Treatment in Batterer Intervention: The Role of Professional Licensure and Theoretical Orientation for Duluth and CBT Programs

Clare Cannon; John Hamel; Fred Buttell; Regardt J Ferreira

doi:10.1080/26408066.2020.1775744

The Pursuit of Research-supported Treatment in Batterer Intervention: The Role of Professional Licensure and Theoretical Orientation for Duluth and CBT Programs

J Evid Based Soc Work (2019). 2020 Jul-Aug;17(4):469-485. doi: 10.1080/26408066.2020.1775744. Epub 2020 Jun 5.

Authors

Clare Cannon^{1

2}, John Hamel³, Fred Buttell^{2

4}, Regardt J Ferreira^{2

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Human Ecology, University of California , Davis, California, USA.
² Department of Social Work, University of the Free State , Bloemfontein, South Africa.
³ Private Practice, San Francisco, USA.
⁴ School of Social Work, Tulane University School of Social Work , New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

PMID: 32500825
DOI: 10.1080/26408066.2020.1775744

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to understand the importance of research-supported practice for batterer intervention programs.

Methods: This study applied descriptive statistics and chi-square analyses to a novel dataset from the Domestic Violence Perpetrator Treatment Survey (N = 411). This was a 69-item survey developed by domestic violence providers and researchers to understand the role of research-supported practice in the treatment of intimate partner violence (IPV).

Results: This study found statistically significant differences between Duluth oriented programs and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) oriented programs with respect to the importance of research-supported practices and motivational interviewing, a strategy found effective in treatment of IPV by extant research.

Discussion: There appears to have been an evolution among practitioners toward more eclecticism, and an acknowledgment that programs should be research-supported.

Conclusion: Implications of this study for education and treatment are discussed.

Keywords: CBT; Duluth Model; IPV perpetrator treatment; Research-supported practice; batterer intervention.

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Allied Health Personnel / standards*
Behavior Therapy / methods*
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / methods*
Crime Victims / psychology
Crime Victims / rehabilitation*
Female
Humans
Intimate Partner Violence / psychology*
Licensure / standards*
Male
Middle Aged
Motivational Interviewing / standards
Professional Competence / standards*
Professional Role