Intervening with fathers in the context of intimate partner violence: An analysis of ten programs and suggestions for a research agenda

Labarre, Michel; Bourassa, Chantal; Holden, George W.; Turcotte, Pierre; Létourneau, Nicole

doi:10.1080/15379418.2016.1127793

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“…New developments in the field of IPV interventions are limited. There has been some research and clinical attention to offering programs specifically designed for fathers who are also batterers (Labarre, Bourassa, Holden, Turcotte, & Letourneau, 2016;Scott & Lishak, 2012). These programs, in line with the Duluth model, emphasize building fathers' accountability for changing their violent behavior, developing empathy for their children's experience, and enhancing parenting skills.…”

Section: Current Practices In North Americamentioning

confidence: 99%

A Collectivist Perspective for Addressing Family Violence in Minority Newcomer Communities in North America: Culturally Integrative Family Safety Responses

Ashbourne

Baobaid

2019

J of Family Theo & Revie

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This article presents a review and critique of current family violence services in North America with a view to understanding how these reflect primarily individualist assumptions linked to dominant social norms. Many minority‐status ethno‐cultural communities in North America share more collectivist traditions. With a particular focus on recently arrived immigrant and refugee Arab families in Canada, we explore the implications of a collectivist orientation for goodness‐of‐fit between available services and family experiences and needs related to family violence. Drawing on collectivist perspectives, with attention to intersectionality and ecosystems, we propose a culturally integrative practice model and provide a case example.

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Section: Current Practices In North Americamentioning

confidence: 99%

A Collectivist Perspective for Addressing Family Violence in Minority Newcomer Communities in North America: Culturally Integrative Family Safety Responses

Ashbourne

Baobaid

2019

J of Family Theo & Revie

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“…Traditionally, the domestic abuse literature has also failed to recognise children as active agents who play a role in shaping the mother-child relationship (Katz 2015;Överlien 2017). There has also been little emphasis on development and use of valid and reliable assessments for fathers (Labarre et al 2016;Rothman et al 2007;Salisbury et al 2009) and, where utilised, these are often self-report (Stover et al 2013).…”

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confidence: 99%

For Baby’s Sake: Intervention Development and Evaluation Design of a Whole-Family Perinatal Intervention to Break the Cycle of Domestic Abuse

Domoney

Fulton²,

Stanley

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J Fam Viol

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For Baby's Sake is an innovative whole-family intervention that works with parents from pregnancy to two years postpartum to break cycles of domestic abuse and improve outcomes for children. The programme launched in 2015 across two community settings in England, with an independent evaluation led by King's College London. This paper aims to (1) summarise the process of developing For Baby's Sake and how it has been embedded within two different settings and (2) describe the evaluation design using early data to illustrate successes and challenges. The programme was developed following a review of the evidence and extensive stakeholder engagement. Three experts co-designed the content in partnership with the Stefanou Foundation and the programme delivery teams have been integrated into two local authorities. The evaluation uses mixed methods to assess abuse victimisation/perpetration, mental health, parenting and child outcomes, alongside service user experiences of early engagement. Forty individuals (27 women and 13 men) have been recruited to the evaluation. Early findings suggest that parents value the novel approach of For Baby's Sake and their relationships with practitioners. Data on parents' mental health and childhood adversities supports the decision to create a traumainformed intervention. Interventions for domestic abuse are necessary to improve health and behaviour outcomes for families and prevent intergenerational transmission of abuse and developmental trauma. For Baby's Sake addresses limitations of existing interventions, through its trauma-informed, attachment-based, whole-family approach. Early data from the evaluation suggests that the programme is reaching its intended audience and that service users appreciate the supportive approach.

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“…Another common explanation as to why men batter is they have not learned non-abusive skills to cope with frustrations and resolve conflicts (Scott 2004). This cognitive-behavioral theory says men default to using violent and abusive methods when they have not learned a better way to respond to conflicts (Scott 2004;Scott & Crooks 2007;Saunders 2008;Labarre et al 2016). This theory is extremely applicable to explain child maltreatment because it supports the idea men would use abusive methods to cope with children who were being uncooperative or acting out.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The high level of overlap between the men who perpetrate domestic violence and child maltreatment suggests that there should be more supports and responses for the men who have picked up the fathering role in a home who perpetrate both types of abuse (Labarre et al 2016, Pennell 2013, Scott 2007, Rothman et al 2007. Research has found that while fathers usually spend less time with their children, they still perpetrate 47.7% of child maltreatment (Pennel 2007).…”

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“…Physical displays of IPV are commonly responded to by the police and can often result in a domestic violence charge and/or arrest. Child maltreatment has almost always been addressed by Child Protection Services and not through the same criminal justice circles that IPV is addressed in (Scott & Crooks 2007, Labarre et al 2016. While the response to child maltreatment almost always has focused on the mothers and ignored the influence and the need of the fathers, in the past 20 years new research has recommended the father deserves to have the same resources as the mothers in addressing and trying to prevent child maltreatment (Zanoni 2014, Scott 2007.…”

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The Incorporation of Fathering Interventions into Batterer Intervention Programs

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This paper seeks to answer the question: How are fathering interventions incorporated in batterer intervention programs. A content analysis was conducted on two father focused batterer intervention programs called Caring Dads: Helping Fathers Value their Children and Addressing Fatherhood with Men Who Batter: A Curriculum for Working with Abusive Men as Fathers in a Batterers Intervention Program. These programs were examined and coded for the teaching strategies, teaching topics, visuals, objectives, and structures that each program used. Four common themes (Curriculum Focus, Program Fidelity, Teaching Strategies, Teaching Topics) were found in both programs and compared and contrasted. Exploring these themes indicated that each program's emphasis on program fidelity influences how accurately these programs could be tested for efficacy and evaluated. Another conclusion that was also drawn is that the curriculum focus, teaching strategies, and teaching topics that are employed in each program greatly influence the types of conflicts and battering that the programs will be most effective at preventing and solving.

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Intervening with fathers in the context of intimate partner violence: An analysis of ten programs and suggestions for a research agenda

Cited by 29 publications

References 46 publications

A Collectivist Perspective for Addressing Family Violence in Minority Newcomer Communities in North America: Culturally Integrative Family Safety Responses

A Collectivist Perspective for Addressing Family Violence in Minority Newcomer Communities in North America: Culturally Integrative Family Safety Responses

For Baby’s Sake: Intervention Development and Evaluation Design of a Whole-Family Perinatal Intervention to Break the Cycle of Domestic Abuse

The Incorporation of Fathering Interventions into Batterer Intervention Programs

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