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Innovations in Partner Abuse Assessment and Treatment: A Comprehensive Guide

This comprehensive resource explores contemporary research, assessment tools, and treatment strategies for addressing partner abuse. It delves into typologies of domestic violence, the psychology behind male and female abusers, and the experiences of victims. Key sections cover risk assessment techniques, the impact of the limbic system on behavior, innovative treatment programs, and controversies in the field. By combining knowledge from various disciplines, the guide seeks to enhance understanding and improve outcomes for victims and offenders alike.

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Innovations in Partner Abuse Assessment and Treatment: A Comprehensive Guide

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  1. When Push Comes to Shove:Contemporary Research, Assessment,and Treatment Innovations for Partner Abuse

  2. Goals for Today • House of Abuse • Who They Are • Typology Issues • Risk Assessment • Controversies • Limbic System • Treatment • Women Who Abuse • Victim’s Experiences

  3. Table of Contents – Part 1 I. THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE GLOSSARY II. The HOUSE OF ABUSE III. INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE TYPOLOGIES: Who Are These Guys? SIMILARITIES TYPOLOGIES & DIFFERENCES IV. RISK ASSESSMENT The CONFLICT TACTICS SCALE-Revised (CTS-R) The PSYCHOPATHY CHECKLIST-Revised (PCL-R) V. MALE PSYCHOLOGY SHAME-O-PHOBIA THE BROKEN MIRROR

  4. Table of Contents – Part 2 VI. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TREATMENT PROGRAMS: NUTS & BOLTS The Fifteen Commandments of The STOP PROGRAM The Accountability Assumption THE PREVENTION PLAN “Spaghetti Man” VII. RULES OF ENGAGEMENT GUY TALK STRUCTURE & LIMIT-SETTING Emotional Hijacking by the Limbic System

  5. Table of Contents – Part 2 VIII. FEMALE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Treatment Groups for Female DV Offenders IX. Controversies in the field X. Domestic Violence Victims and the Classic Question: Why Do They Stay? Male Victims of Female DV Helping Victims Make Decisions What Not To Say and what to say To A Victim xi. Coordinated Community Response DV councils, Family Justice centers

  6. The Power of YOU • Role Model • Mentor • Monitor • Stabilizer

  7. Glossary GVA IVP DV IPT BWS RBI P&C FO BD SVC

  8. Couples who are in an intimate partner relationship • Living together - or not • Gay - straight • Sexually active - or not • Long term - or first date • Ex-partners

  9. House of Abuse

  10. Physical Abuse

  11. Verbal, Emotional, Psychological

  12. Intimidation

  13. Sexual Abuse

  14. Isolation

  15. Religious Abuse

  16. Gender Privilege

  17. Child Abuse

  18. The Past Affects the Future

  19. 100% RESPONSIBILITY For your own behavior

  20. Who Are These Guys

  21. The Tip of the Iceberg Physical Abuse often uncovers: • Threats • Mind Games • Intimidation • Self Defense

  22. The Burning Bed A response to uncommon nasty and relentless violence

  23. One Size Does Not Fit All

  24. Similarities

  25. Male Dominance • Political and Socio-cultural Subordination

  26. IPT Includes an Embedded Pattern of Control

  27. Shame Sensitivity • A self-fulfilling prophecy • If you’re sensitive, you are shamed everywhere

  28. Recognize the Distinctions

  29. Generally Violent Aggressor

  30. Family Only

  31. Low Level Anti Social

  32. Borderline/Dysphoric

  33. Implications For Treatment

  34. Group Treatment

  35. Risk Assessments

  36. The Conflict Tactics Scale - Revised

  37. The Fear Factor

  38. Risk Prediction: Don’t Guess • SARA: Spousal Assault Risk Appraisal Guide (Kropp, 1994; 2000) • DAS: Dangerousness Assessment Scale (Campbell, 1995) • PAS: Propensity for Abusiveness Scale (Dutton, 1995)

  39. Psychopathy

  40. Male Psychology

  41. Shame-o-Phobia

  42. The Ice Water Study

  43. Measuring Shame-o-Phobia • Masculine Gender Role Stress Scale (Eisler, 1987). • Gender Role Conflict Scale (Good, 1995).

  44. Men Are Supposed to… • Men are supposed to be… strong, fast, a bread-winner, smart. • Men are supposed to do... work, fix things, outside work, the hard stuff, protect • Men are supposed to have… a job, a lot of money, daring, courage, sexual prowess, confidence • Men are NOT supposed to…be effeminate, cry, complain, be weak, and ever ever act like a girl

  45. The “Code” Living up to the expectation of other males

  46. The Broken Mirror

  47. Alexithymia • Originally used to explain Vietnam Vets • Men suffered emotional trauma • Led to a state of being “Without Words For Feelings

  48. Normative Male Alexithymia • Limited range in terms of being able to label an affective experience, and then to find the words to be able to communicate that to somebody else.

  49. Distress Tolerance • Mature skill • Learning how to bear pain skillfully • Developing some increased empathy for the other person’s experience.

  50. Treatment ProgramNuts and Bolts • Skill Based • Understanding psychological roots • Cognitive Behavioral

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