Processes of change in a group intervention for domestic violence perpetrators: a secondary qualitative analysis
Financement
National Institute for Health (NIHR) Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) Ref. PB-PG-1217-20027
Quel est le problème ?
Domestic violence and abuse (DVA) damage health and wellbeing. It has an impact on the lives of adults and children, and as well as causing immense misery can increase the risk of long-term health problems, especially mental illness.
DVA can result in significant financial costs to individuals and society. However, although support for DVA victims is widely available, we don’t know how best to encourage perpetrators to understand and accept that they have been abusive or how to help them change their behaviour.
Quel est l'objectif de la recherche ?
This study will provide a unique opportunity to look in detail at how domestic violence perpetrator programmes work. This will be valuable for developing future programmes.
Understanding how men talk about and explain their abusive behaviour is useful and important when trying to find ways to reduce abuse.
Also, the study findings may help to encourage more people to recognise that they are perpetrators or victims/ survivors of abuse and to get help.
Comment cela sera-t-il réalisé ?
This study will involve looking at videos of group sessions from REPROVIDE, a community-based domestic violence perpetrator programme (DVPP) for male perpetrators, run as part of a research study.
DVPPs aim to help people who are abusive towards their partners or ex-partners to change their behaviour. DVPP sessions take place weekly, and it is standard practice for them to be videoed.
We have permission from the men taking part to analyse the videos. Working with relevant experts, we will watch the videos and closely examine selected parts. We will listen to how men talk about their abusive behaviour and how the group facilitators encourage the men to start thinking and behaving in different, non-abusive, ways.
Qui dirige la recherche ?
Dr Helen Cramer, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Academic Primary Care, University of Bristol.
Informations complémentaires :
Pour plus d'informations ou pour participer à ce projet, veuillez envoyer un courriel. bnssg.research@nhs.net.
Les opinions exprimées sont celles de l'auteur (ou des auteurs) et ne reflètent pas nécessairement celles du NIHR ou du ministère de la Santé et des Affaires sociales.