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OCLC number
656130819
Link(s) to full text
LAC copy
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Author
McGinn, Holly Christine,1981-
Title
Treatment behaviour of male batterers : an exploration of counsellor reports.
Degree
M.A. -- University of Toronto, 2007
Publisher
Ottawa : Library and Archives Canada = Bibliothèque et Archives Canada, [2009]
Description
2 microfiches
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Abstract
The current study explores the content of final progress reports written by counsellors of a batterer intervention program; specifically, the nature and frequency of counsellor documented in-treatment behaviours are explored. Results indicated that counsellors frequently reported on client attendance, accountability, and treatment engagement. Other treatment behaviours, however, were reported with moderate to minimal frequency, with some key behaviours never receiving mention. When accountability and treatment engagement were isolated as predictors of success, it was found that approximately 20% of clients were considered unsuccessful by counsellors at the completion of the batterer program. Success in Intervention Phase I was found to predict success in Intervention Phase II for unsuccessful- and successful-rated clients, but not for mixed-rated clients. Results also indicate that client motivation, but not working alliance score or individual-level characteristics, predict final counsellor-rated success. Research and clinical implications are discussed in the context of the current findings.
ISBN
9780494402160
0494402164