Implementing and Evaluating a Counseling Program in Partnership With a Community-based Domestic Violence Service Provider

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Copyright Year	2017
Abstract	Background: Given the burden of intimate partner violence (IPV), effective counseling interventions that are accessible to women in their own communities are needed.Objectives: To describe the collaborative process of implement ing and evaluating a new counseling program for IPV—the Women's Initiative for Safety and Health (WISH)—in a community setting and present results of its Thrst pilot test.Methods: WISH is a stage-tailored, eight-session counseling program based on the transtheoretical model. Imple men tation evaluation addressed program exposure/Thdelity, counselor experience, and client experience. Outcome evaluation measured change in IPV-related incidents, self-efficacy, decisional balance, overall health, quality of life, and stage of change among 19 women.Results: Both counselors and clients perceived the WISH intervention positively. Across all outcomes, there were improvements among some women, most notably in perceived self-efficacy, decisional balance, and stage of change.Conclusions: Academic–community partnerships can facilitate the translation of theory-based interventions for use in community-based settings.
Starting Page	35
Ending Page	43
Page Count	9
File Format	PDF HTM / HTML
DOI	10.1353/cpr.2017.0005
PubMed reference number	28603149
Journal	Medline
Volume Number	11
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://muse.jhu.edu/article/661290/pdf
Journal	Progress in community health partnerships : research, education, and action
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article