Exploring Motivational Interviewing with Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence: A Literature Review
Presentation Type
Poster
Faculty Advisor
Milton Fuentes
Access Type
Event
Start Date
26-4-2024 11:15 AM
End Date
26-4-2024 12:15 PM
Description
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a critical yet preventable concern, affecting millions of Americans annually and encompassing acts such as intimidation, harassment, and stalking targeted at a current or former partner (Crane & Easton, 2017). Seeing as IPV affects the well-being of an individual, it is imperative to seek effective individualized and engaging treatment options such as Motivational Interviewing (MI). MI embodies an empathic and client-centered approach, emphasizing partnership, acceptance, compassion, and empowerment through a guiding style (Miller & Rollnick, 2023). Since perpetrators of IPV are often dismissive of their harmful behavior, MI may be a relevant treatment option, as it caters to the individual's background in order to resolve resistance or ambivalence to change. Furthermore, MI aims to establish a stronger therapeutic alliance and, when integrated with other treatment interventions, it can heighten an individual's motivation. Studies involving MI have found that it reduces dropout and recidivism rates (Cunha et al., 2023) as well as aggression and depressive symptoms (Ngo et al., 2018). Additionally, MI has increased empathy (Romero-Martínez et al., 2019), strengthened responsibility (Connors et al., 2013), improved engagement and completion rates (Cunha et al., 2023), and promoted change talk (Schumacher et al., 2011). While some research did not show significant results, most MI-integrated interventions resulted in statistical significance, reducing aggression and improving emotional decoding. This poster will showcase the promising studies that have successfully integrated motivational interviewing and discuss relevant challenges.
Exploring Motivational Interviewing with Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence: A Literature Review
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a critical yet preventable concern, affecting millions of Americans annually and encompassing acts such as intimidation, harassment, and stalking targeted at a current or former partner (Crane & Easton, 2017). Seeing as IPV affects the well-being of an individual, it is imperative to seek effective individualized and engaging treatment options such as Motivational Interviewing (MI). MI embodies an empathic and client-centered approach, emphasizing partnership, acceptance, compassion, and empowerment through a guiding style (Miller & Rollnick, 2023). Since perpetrators of IPV are often dismissive of their harmful behavior, MI may be a relevant treatment option, as it caters to the individual's background in order to resolve resistance or ambivalence to change. Furthermore, MI aims to establish a stronger therapeutic alliance and, when integrated with other treatment interventions, it can heighten an individual's motivation. Studies involving MI have found that it reduces dropout and recidivism rates (Cunha et al., 2023) as well as aggression and depressive symptoms (Ngo et al., 2018). Additionally, MI has increased empathy (Romero-Martínez et al., 2019), strengthened responsibility (Connors et al., 2013), improved engagement and completion rates (Cunha et al., 2023), and promoted change talk (Schumacher et al., 2011). While some research did not show significant results, most MI-integrated interventions resulted in statistical significance, reducing aggression and improving emotional decoding. This poster will showcase the promising studies that have successfully integrated motivational interviewing and discuss relevant challenges.
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Additional Authors: Nayeli Dume, Carlos Rodriguez, Cristhian Bueso