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Evaluating Predictors of Program Attrition among Women Mandated into Batterer Intervention Treatment
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Buttell, Frederick P.; Powers, Dolores; Wong, Asia – Research on Social Work Practice, 2012
Objective: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate pretreatment differences between treatment completers and dropouts among a large sample of women ordered into a 26-week batterer intervention program (BIP). Method: The study employed a nonequivalent, control-group design (comparing program completers to dropouts) in a secondary analysis…
Descriptors: Intervention, Females, Dropouts, Program Effectiveness
A Large Sample Investigation of Batterer Intervention Program Attrition: Evaluating the Impact of State Program Standards
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Buttell, Frederick P.; Carney, Michelle Mohr – Research on Social Work Practice, 2008
Objective: The purpose of this study was to (a) investigate differences in demographic and psychological variables between treatment completers and dropouts among abusive men entering a court-mandated treatment program and (b) evaluate the goodness of fit of a logistic regression model for predicting attrition developed on a 16-week program by…
Descriptors: Intervention, State Programs, Dropouts, Measures (Individuals)
A Large Sample Evaluation of a Court-Mandated Batterer Intervention Program: Investigating Differential Program Effect for African American and Caucasian Men
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Buttell, Frederick P.; Carney, Michelle Mohr – Research on Social Work Practice, 2006
Objective: The purpose of the present study was to (a) evaluate a 26-week batterer intervention program by investigating changes in psychological variables related to abuse (i.e., truthfulness, violence, lethality, control, alcohol use, drug use, and stress coping abilities) between pretreatment and posttreatment assessments in a large sample of…
Descriptors: Intervention, Family Violence, Drug Use, Drinking
An Evaluation of a Court-Mandated Batterer Intervention Program: Investigating Differential Program Effect for African American and White Women
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Carney, Michelle Mohr; Buttell, Frederick P. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2006
Objective: The purpose of this study is to (a) evaluate a 16-week batterer intervention program by investigating changes in psychological variables related to abuse between pretreatment and posttreatment assessments in a sample of women involuntarily placed in treatment and (b) to investigate the differential effectiveness of this same batterer…
Descriptors: Intervention, Family Violence, Females, Academic Achievement
Do Batterer Intervention Programs Serve African American and Caucasian Batterers Equally Well? An Investigation of a 26-Week Program
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Buttell, Frederick P.; Carney, Michelle M. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2005
Objective: The purpose of the study was to (a) evaluate a 26-week batterer intervention program by investigating changes in psychological variables related to abuse (i.e., truthfulness, violence, lethality, control, substance use, and coping abilities) between pretreatment and post treatment assessments in a sample of men involuntarily placed in…
Descriptors: Intervention, Whites, Males, Social Work
A Multidimensional Assessment of a Batterer Treatment Program: An Alert to a Problem?
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Buttell, Frederick P.; Carney, Michelle M. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2004
This study's goals were to (a) evaluate a batterer intervention program by investigating changes in psychological variables related to abuse (i.e., truthfulness, violence, lethality, control, substance use, and coping abilities) between pretreatment and posttreatment assessments of men involuntarily placed in treatment and (b) investigate the…
Descriptors: Intervention, Whites, Social Work, Family Violence
A Multidimensional Evaluation of a Treatment Program for Female Batterers: A Pilot Study
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Carney, Michelle M.; Buttell, Frederick P. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2004
The purpose of the study was to conduct a preliminary evaluation of a batterer intervention program by investigating changes in psychological variables related to abuse (i.e., truthfulness, violence, lethality, control, and stress coping abilities) between pretreatment and posttreatment assessments in a sample of women involuntarily placed in…
Descriptors: Intervention, Family Violence, Psychology, Social Work