Summary:
Ms. Kabitsi defines abusive behavior and illustrates the general pattern of abuse in relationships. She further describes three main types of abusive men. Treatment options and recommendations for interacting with these men are discussed.
Program Presenter:
Natasha Kabitsi, PhD Ms. Kabitsi received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Saint Louis University following an internship at the St Louis Psychology Internship Consortium. She is in the process of publishing her dissertation research titled, “Violent Marriages: Blame, Anger, and Shame as Experienced by Greek Women.” During her training, Ms. Kabitsi provided assessment and therapy services at the Saint Louis University’s Psychological Services Center, was a mental health counselor at the College of Pharmacy, and volunteered at a Batterer’s Intervention program in the Saint Louis area where she facilitated group psychoeducation to abusive men. During her internship year, she worked as a psychology intern at both an acute adult psychiatric inpatient facility and a long-term adult psychiatric rehabilitation center in Saint Louis, as well as at the University of Missouri-St Louis Community Psychological Center where she carried a caseload of adult, adolescent, couples, and family clients. Ms. Kabitsi aspires to become a psychotherapist working with adult populations in individual and couples treatment, as well as adolescents in family therapy.
Glossary of Terms:
Abuse – a behavior which, regardless of intention, dominates or controls another or inhibits them from making a free choice.
Violence – a behavior which, regardless of intention, uses fear as a way of controlling another person.
Physical Violence – any controlling behavior that involves physical contact.
Abuser - Batterer – Someone who engages in a consistent - systematic pattern of coercive control of an intimate partner.
Entitlement - Someone who engages in a consistent/systematic pattern of coercive control of an intimate partner.
Cycle of Violence - a behavioral pattern to maintain power and control which repeats itself within many relationships.
Batterer typologies - three main types of batterers are present, which have been based on extensive research.
BIP - batterer intervention program.
References:
Aldarondo, E., & Mederos, F. (2002). (Eds.). (2002). Programs for men who batter: Intervention and prevention strategies in a diverse society. Kingston, NJ. Civic Research Institute.
Dutton, D. G. (1999). Traumatic origins of intimate rage. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 4, 4, 432-447.
Glicken, M. (2005). Working with troubled men: A contemporary practitioner’s guide. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Inc.
Gondolf, E. W. & White, R. J. (2001). Batterer program participants who repeatedly reassault: Psychopathic tendencies and other disorders. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 16(4), 361-380.
Hamberger, L. K., Lohr, J. M., Bonge, D., & Tolin, D. F. (1996). A large sample empirical typology of male spouse abusers and its relationship to dimensions of abuse. Violence and Victims, 11, 4, 277-292.
Holtzworth-Munroe, A., & Stuart, G. L. (1994). Typologies of male batterers: three subtypes and the differences among them. Psychological Bulletin, 116, 476-497.
Mederos, F. (2004). Accountability and connection with abusive men: A new child protection response to increasing family safety. San Francisco: CA. Family Violence Prevention Fund.
Saunders, D. (1996). Feminist-cognitive-behavioral and process-psychodynamic treatments for men who batter: Interaction of abuser traits and treatment models. Violence and Victims, 11, 4, 393-414.
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Key Concepts:
- A batterer is someone who engages in a systematic pattern of coercive control of an intimate partner.
- Being an abuser/batterer is not a diagnosis or a psychological disorder, but a behavioral profile.
- Abusers vary widely in their level of dangerousness and their psychological traits.
- The best-researched intervention for abusive men is psychoeducational men-only groups called BIPs (Batterer Intervention Programs).
- BIPs focus on behavior change for abusers by teaching them alternative behaviors that are not abusive, challenging underlying belief systems, and on victim safety.
- Current research indicates that many men who complete BIPs can stop violent behavior and establish and maintain non abusive patterns of behavior.
- Anger management groups are not appropriate for the men because they don’t address the pattern of coercive control that is the number one key behavior in intimate partner violence, nor do they address the underlying beliefs that set the stage for the behaviors.
Contact Hours:
The University of Missouri-Columbia Missouri Institute of Mental Health (MIMH) will be responsible for this program and maintain a record of your continuing education credits earned. The Missouri Institute of Mental Health will award 1 clock hour or 1.2 contact hours (.1 CEU) for this activity. MIMH credit will fulfill Clinical Social Work and Psychologist licensure requirements in the State of Missouri. Attendees with licensure from other states are responsible for seeking appropriate continuing education credit, from their respective boards for completing this program.
Running Time:
30 minutes
Price:
$10.00
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