Priester Mary Ann, Kulkarni Shanti, Mennicke Annelise, Bell Bethany A
College of Social Work, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina.
College of Health and Human Services, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina.
Violence Vict. 2019 Apr 1;34(2):296-311. doi: 10.1891/0886-6708.VV-D-17-00067.
Batterer intervention programs' (BIPs) curriculum have been criticized for their one-size-fits-all approach to rehabilitation with recent research suggesting specialized and client-centric approaches to batterer intervention may be more effective than traditional programming. Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have been examined as a risk factor for intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration and numerous studies suggest a relationship between ACEs and low mental health treatment engagement. However, absent from the conversation is how ACEs may influence BIP treatment engagement and more specifically how ACEs influence BIP program attendance and attrition. The current study used administrative data from a sample of 268 men enrolled in a county-operated BIP to explore this question. BIP participants who experienced any ACEs, only household dysfunction ACEs, and/or both household dysfunction ACEs and child abuse/neglect ACEs had decreased odds of BIP attrition compared to participants with no ACEs. These findings have practical implications regarding screening, service delivery, and BIP curricula and highlight additional research needed on this topic.
受虐者干预项目（BIPs）的课程因其一刀切的康复方法而受到批评，最近的研究表明，针对受虐者干预的专门化和以客户为中心的方法可能比传统项目更有效。童年不良经历（ACEs）已被视为亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）实施的一个风险因素，大量研究表明ACEs与心理健康治疗参与度低之间存在关联。然而，在讨论中缺失的是ACEs如何影响BIP治疗参与度，更具体地说，ACEs如何影响BIP项目的出勤和流失率。本研究使用了来自268名参加县运营BIP的男性样本的行政数据来探讨这个问题。与没有ACEs的参与者相比，经历过任何ACEs、仅经历家庭功能失调性ACEs和/或同时经历家庭功能失调性ACEs和儿童虐待/忽视性ACEs的BIP参与者减少了BIP流失的几率。这些发现对筛查、服务提供和BIP课程具有实际意义，并突出了该主题还需要进行的额外研究。
