Accountability for Change: Solution-Focused Treatment With Domestic Violence Offenders.

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May 2021

Full Citation

Lee, M. Y., Uken, A., & Sebold, J. (2004). Accountability for Change: Solution-Focused Treatment With Domestic Violence Offenders. Families in Society, 85(4), 463-476. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1606/1044-3894.1832

Abstract

In this article, the authors discuss and evaluate a solution-focused treatment program for domestic violence offenders. Building on a strengths perspective, a solution-focused approach holds a person accountable for solutions instead of focusing on problems. The outcome study was a 1-group pre- and posttest design with a 6-month follow-up to evaluate the effectiveness of a solution-focused group treatment program for 90 domestic violence offenders who were ordered by the court to receive treatment. Findings of the outcome study indicated a recidivism rate of 16.7% of program participants as based on official records over a 6-year period. There was a significant improvement in participants' relational skills in intimate relationships as evaluated by their spouses or partners and a significant increase in their self-esteem based on self-reports. Implications for treatment and research with domestic violence offenders are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved)