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Psychological Advocacy Towards Healing (PATH): A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Psychological Intervention in a Domestic Violence Service Setting

About the Course:

Domestic violence and abuse (DVA) is a common violation of human rights that damages physical and mental health. DVA can be physical, sexual, psychological and economic, perpetrated by a partner, ex-partner or adult family member. Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a type of DVA. Although DVA is experienced by women and men, the majority of severe, repeated and sexual assaults are on women. This article looks at how PATH impacts DV outcomes

This course is based on the article, Psychological advocacy towards healing (PATH): A randomized controlled trial of a psychological intervention in a domestic violence service setting created by Giulia Ferrari, et al. in 2018.

Publication Date:

2018

Course Material Authors

Giulia Ferrari

Dr Giulia Ferrari is a Research Fellow with the Centre for Women, Peace and Security. Giulia has 18 years’ research experience in measurement and violence against women as a health economics and international development specialist and has had her work published in multiple peer reviewed journals.

Gene Feder BSc, M.B.,B.S., M.D.(Lond.), F.R.C.G.P.

Prof Feder is a Professor of Primary Care, Bristol Medical School: Population Health Sciences. Gene leads a programme of domestic violence research and has had multiple works in peer reviewed journals.

Roxanne Agnew-Davies

Roxanne is the director of the Domestic Violence Training Ltd, Surrey, United Kingdom. Her work has been published in multiple peer reviewed journals.

Course Creator

L.A. Rankin

L.A. Rankin is a social worker with experience in many different settings with a variety of clients. She has worked with dementia and Alzheimers patients, dual diagnosis MH/MR, in a battered women’s shelter, and a rape crisis center. She also has 11 years of experience as a child protective social worker, where she earned certificates in domestic abuse/family violence and substance abuse.

Recommended For:

Counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychologists and social workers treating domestic violence and domestic violence advocates. This course is appropriate for all levels of knowledge.

Course Objectives:

  1. Identify the dramatic increase mental health risk associated with domestic violence and abuse.

  2. Acknowledge PATH as a viable form of treatment, that can reduce PTSD symptoms.

  3. Recognize that PATh and advocacy only had no impact on further abuse.

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