Perpetrators and victims of domestic violence and abuse Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
The Domestic Violence Perpetrator Programme (DVPP) intervention is a complex behavioural group intervention for men. It consists of a weekly 23-week group programme with at least three one-to-one indi
recognising abuse
denial and minimisation
intents of violence
basic anger management
identifying urges to perpetrate abuse and cooling-down strategies
basic CBT
effects of DVA on partners and children
participant’s own childhood experiences
impacts on children
conflict resolution
masculinity
beliefs and expectations
sexual respect
attachment styles
building empathy
loving relationships
emotional abuse
and accountability.
Individual sessions will be tailored for participants’ needs following the initial and ongoing assessment. Possible individual interventions might include deconstructing specific
Sponsors
University of Bristol
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria for male participants: 1. >21 years of age 2. Use of abusive behaviour in current or previous relationships with women partner(s) or ex-partner(s) and concerned about that behaviour 3. Ability to complete outcome questionnaires with or without the assistance of the researcher 4. Need to be able to understand and participate in an English-speaking group setting 5. Must have contact with an abused partner or ex-partner within the last three months at the time of recruitment Inclusion criteria for partners or ex-partners: 1. Female partners or ex-partners of men using violence/abuse in their relationships 2. Age > 18 years 3. Ability to complete outcome questionnaires with or without the assistance of the researcher
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria for male participants: 1. Court mandated referral to perpetrator programme 2. Men who are deemed too high risk as assessed by a programme co-ordinator or by the research team 3. Men who are deemed by the programme coordinator as not willing to engage with the intervention. 4. Men with known previous violence or aggression towards professionals 5. Participants who cannot understand the English language sufficiently well to give informed consent and to complete the questionnaires (with or without assistance) or to participate in a group setting. 6. Participants unable to consent to and engage with a group programme (this may include, and is not limited to, persons with a serious mental health difficulty, serious learning disability or unstable substance misuse difficulties) 7. Men who have private court cases ongoing regarding child custody / access 8. Men who have ongoing criminal justice investigations for a DVA incident towards a partner or ex-partner (i.e. waiting to hear if will be going to court or waiting for a court date) 9. Men who are unwilling or unable to provide partner / ex-partner details to enable the research team to contact them. 10. Men who fall outside the catchment areas (for the purposed of collecting data on police records). Exclusion criteria for partners/ex-partners: 1. Participants who cannot understand English sufficiently well to give informed consent and to complete the questionnaires (with or without assistance). 2. Women who are deemed (by the women’s safety worker, DVPP coordinator or research team) to be put at greater risk if they take part in the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Men's self report of abuse, as measured by the revised Abusive Behaviour Inventory (ABI-R) at 12 months post randomisation | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Revised Abusive Behaviour Inventory (ABI-R) at baseline, 4 and 8 months 2. Communications Patterns Questionnaire - short form (CPQ-SF) at baseline, 4, 8 and 12 months 3. Propensity for Abusiveness Scale (PAS) at baseline, 4, 8 and 12 months 4. Adapted Intimate Partner Violence Responsibility Attribution Scale (IPVRAS) at baseline 4, 8 and 12 months 5. Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) at baseline, 4, 8 and 12 months 6. Generalised Anxiety Disorder assessment (GAD-7) at baseline 4, 8, and 12 months 7. Primary Care PTSD screen (PC-PTSD) at baseline, 4, 8 and 12 months 8. Health related quality of life (EQ-5D-5L) at baseline 4, 8 and 12 months 9. ICEpop CAPability measure for adults (ICECAP-A) at baseline, 4, 8 and 12 months 10. Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT-C) at baseline and 12 months 11. Drug Use Disorders Identification Test (DUDIT) at baseline and 12 months 12. Short Form health questionnaire - 12 (SF-12) at baseline and 12 months 13. Child health utility (CHU-9D) at baseline, 4, 8 and 12 months for female participants only 14. Use of health services (questionnaire measures) at baseline, 4, 8 and 12 months 15. Police reports of DV incidents at 12 months prior to participation and during 12-month study 16. Cost effectiveness, measured as cost per QALY at 12 months 17. Reflective Functioning Questionnaire at baseline and 12 months | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom, Wales
Contacts
Public ContactMelissa Cole
Outcome results
None listed