Training Family Therapists to Assess for and Intervene in Partner Abuse: A Curriculum for Graduate Courses, Professional Workshops, and Self‐study

J Marital Family Therapy

Linville

Chou

et al. 2008

Although a few family therapy researchers and clinicians have urged universal screening for intimate partner violence (IPV), how screening is implemented-and, in particular, client and therapist response to screening-is vaguely defined and largely untested. This qualitative study examined the dilemmas experienced by couples and family therapy interns when implementing universal screening for IPV in an outpatient clinic setting. Twenty-two graduate students in a COAMFTE-accredited program were interviewed using qualitative research methods grounded in phenomenology. Three domains, 7 main themes, and 26 subthemes were identified. The three domains that emerged in this study include (a) therapist practice of universal screening, (b) client response to universal screening, and (c) therapist response to universal screening. Implications for practice, research, training, and supervision are discussed.

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confidence: 99%

A Qualitative Study of Intimate Partner Violence Universal Screening by Family Therapy Interns: Implications for Practice, Research, Training, and Supervision

J Marital Family Therapy

Linville

Chou

et al. 2008

“…population samples, only 11% of "violent relationships" meet intimate terrorism criteria. The prevalence and impact of marital rape and acquiescence to unwanted sex has received even less attention in the psychotherapy literature, and likely receives little direct attention in couples and family therapy clinical training (Haddock, 2002;Todahl & Walters, 2009).…”

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Rape, Sexual Violence, and Acquiescence in Intimate Relationships: Screening, Assessment, and Clinical Decision Making

Maas-DeSpain

Journal of Feminist Family Therapy

2014

In recent years, researchers have examined the advantages and disadvantages of intimate partner violence (IPV) universal screening in family therapy and among all health care providers.This article promotes a more inclusive framework, arguing that conventional IPV screening and assessment strategies give inadequate attention to marital rape and sexual acquiescence. This article summarizes the marital rape literature, maps this literature to common definitions of IPV, and demonstrates how an existing model for IPV screening and assessment (IPV-SAT) can be adapted to include sexual violence screening and assessment. Important considerations for creating a safe context for screening and assessment, a conceptual framework for applying the continuum of sexual violence in universal screening practice, and examples of the use of these ideas in clinical settings are described.

“…IPV education, screening, and assessment should be required training for family therapists and all mental health professionals and supervisors. Haddock (2002) and Jordan, Nietzel, Walker, and Logan (2004) offer a very useful starting point.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 98%

Universal Screening and Assessment for Intimate Partner Violence: The IPV Screen and Assessment Tier (IPV-SAT) Model

Journal of Feminist Family Therapy

Walters²

2009

In recent years researchers have examined the advantages and disadvantages of intimate partner violence (IPV) universal screening in medical settings. This article describes the IPV Screen and Assessment Tier (IPV-SAT), a model that adapts findings from the screening research literature for family therapy and family therapy settings. IPV-SAT provides a framework and a decision-making protocol for conducting an IPV screen, an IPV assessment, and an IPV danger assessment. This article outlines screening and assessment procedures, specific screening and assessment questions, and principles for responding to disclosures of violence. Important considerations for creating a safe context for screening and assessment, and strategies for handling confidentiality, particularly when working with couples from a systemic framework, are outlined. Implications for family therapy training and pressing research questions are described.