Interventions for Abused African-American Women and Their Children

The mediating role of parenting stress in the relation between intimate partner violence and child adjustment.

“…These parenting stress interventions must include attention to cultural consideration, and there has been a growing call for culturally competent interventions for children who have been exposed to IPV (Graham-Bermann & Hughes, 2003; Kaslow, Thorn, & Paranjape, in press). It has been noted that the range, sophistication, and effectiveness of intervention research in the general population are advancing, whereas, comparatively, the development of interventions for children exposed to IPV that take cultural considerations into account is delayed (Graham-Bermann & Hughes, 2003; Kaslow et al, in press).…”

“…These parenting stress interventions must include attention to cultural consideration, and there has been a growing call for culturally competent interventions for children who have been exposed to IPV (Graham-Bermann & Hughes, 2003; Kaslow, Thorn, & Paranjape, in press). It has been noted that the range, sophistication, and effectiveness of intervention research in the general population are advancing, whereas, comparatively, the development of interventions for children exposed to IPV that take cultural considerations into account is delayed (Graham-Bermann & Hughes, 2003; Kaslow et al, in press). Consequently, it is essential to expand these research findings by increasing the focus on future studies that examine the role of parenting stress in the link between IPV and childhood adaptation as well as culturally competent intervention protocols that address parenting stress among low-income African American families who have been exposed to IPV.…”

Integrated Multicomponent Interventions for Safety and Health Risks Among Black Female Survivors of Violence: A Systematic Review

“…Women should be engaged in the development of interventions, something that was not evident in the studies we reviewed. Important factors to consider in development of interventions for abused Black women include country of origin; region of the country Black women belong to; and whether or not they are residing in urban, suburban, or rural areas (Kaslow et al, 2006). …”

“…The authors highlighted the important role of culture in women’s vulnerability to traumatic life experiences, subsequent reactions to traumatic events, and responses to trauma interventions (Zhang et al, 2013). For interventions to be culturally competent for Black women, interventions need to account for differences in social class backgrounds, since needs, strengths, and responses to life stressors vary among low-, middle-, and high-income Black families (Kaslow et al, 2006). Women should be engaged in the development of interventions, something that was not evident in the studies we reviewed.…”

“…Some studies have reported effectiveness of single interventions for survivors. Few single-component interventions for survivors of violence (e.g., support group participation, Tutty, Bidgood, & Rothery, 1993; advocacy counseling services, Sullivan & Bybee, 1999) have shown improvement in some areas such as social support, improved quality of life (Wathen & MacMillan, 2003), improvement in self-esteem, internal locus of control, perceived stress, and marital functioning (Kaslow, Thorn, & Paranjape, 2006). However, the interventions or the outcomes assessed did not address other health concerns that are common sequelae of violence exposure.…”