@article{ref1,
title="Implementing and evaluating a counseling program in partnership with a community-based domestic violence service provider",
journal="Progress in community health partnerships : research, education, and action",
year="2017",
author="Van Wert, Michael J. and Illangasekare, Samantha and Chelliah, Jerome and McNeil, Laurie and Smith, Sarah C. and Pentony, Michelle and Tarquinio, Meaghan and Gielen, Andrea Carlson",
volume="11",
number="1",
pages="35-43",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Given the burden of intimate partner violence (IPV), effective counseling interventions that are accessible to women in their own communities are needed. <br><br>OBJECTIVES: To describe the collaborative process of implement ing and evaluating a new counseling program for IPV-the Women's Initiative for Safety and Health (WISH)-in a community setting and present results of its Thrst pilot test. <br><br>METHODS: WISH is a stage-tailored, eight-session counseling program based on the transtheoretical model. Imple men tation evaluation addressed program exposure/Thdelity, counselor experience, and client experience. Outcome evaluation measured change in IPV-related incidents, self-efficacy, decisional balance, overall health, quality of life, and stage of change among 19 women. <br><br>RESULTS: Both counselors and clients perceived the WISH intervention positively. Across all outcomes, there were improvements among some women, most notably in perceived self-efficacy, decisional balance, and stage of change. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Academic-community partnerships can facilitate the translation of theory-based interventions for use in community-based settings.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1557-0541",
doi="10.1353/cpr.2017.0005",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/cpr.2017.0005"
}