Batterer programs are at a critical juncture, with a handful of experimental program evaluations showing little or no effect from the prevailing program approach.
Gondolf is director of research, Mid-Atlantic Addiction Research and Training Institute, Indiana University of Pennsylvania..
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Overall, he promotes a broader picture of Batterer intervention and advocates better implementation of the basic principles established in the criminal justice field.
Cautioning against the call for programs based on a "new psychology," he argues that current cognitive-behavioral approaches are appropriate for most cases, with the addition of ongoing risk management for severely violent men.
Gondolf examines Batterer research in light of the push for "Evidence-Based practice" and advocates a progressive evolution of Batterer intervention as it currently stands.
Edward W.
This finding has prompted calls to overhaul or replace such programs.
Batterer programs are at a critical juncture, with a handful of experimental program evaluations showing little or no effect from the prevailing program approach
