@article{ref1,
title="Fathering Agency Staff Members' Perspectives on Domestic Violence Perpetration",
journal="American journal of men's health",
year="2011",
author="Cronholm, Peter F. and Ellison, Willie and Mazzella, Silvana and Witherspoon, Marcy and Lim, JB and Lapp, Tony and Coleman, Geoffrey",
volume="5",
number="1",
pages="47-56",
abstract="<p>Purpose: To describe the perspectives of fathering staff regarding domestic violence (DV) perpetration. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional survey of 85 fathering staff members was conducted to identify behaviors and barriers regarding inquiry about DV perpetration. Results: Almost half (47.1%) of the surveyed staff reported never having identified DV perpetration. Routine inquiry was less likely if staff perceived low prevalence rates among their clients (odds ratio OR. = 0.11, p = .001), did not have standard ways of asking (OR = 0.11, p < .001), or if they had never identified family violence before (OR = 0.07, p < .001). Increased years as a provider (OR = 6.62, p = .001) and DV training (OR = 7.29, p = .003) increased rates of DV perpetration inquiry. Conclusions: Staff of fathering agencies do not routinely screen for DV perpetration likely due to the interplay between individual and agency-level barriers. Appropriate training interventions can address identified barriers.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1557-9883",
doi="10.1177/1557988309360568",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1557988309360568"
}