"En el Grupo Tomas Conciencia (In Group You Become Aware)": Latino Immigrants' Satisfaction With a Culturally Informed Intervention for Men Who Batter. (January 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Parra-Cardona, José Rubén; Escobar-Chew, Ana Rocío; Holtrop, Kendal; Carpenter, Georgia; Guzmán, Ricardo; Hernández, Dolores; Zamudio, Efraín; González Ramírez, Dolores
• Is Part Of: Violence against women. Volume 19:Number 1(2013)
• Page Start: 107
• Page End: 132
• Publication Date: 2013-01
• Subjects: batterer intervention -- Duluth model -- Latino batterers; Abused women -- Periodicals; Women -- Crimes against -- Periodicals; Violent crimes -- Periodicals; Femmes victimes de violence -- Périodiques; Femmes, Crimes contre les -- Périodiques; Crimes violents -- Périodiques; 362.8292
• DOI: 10.1177/1077801212475338
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1077-8012

Abstract

Qualitative interviews were conducted with 21 Latino immigrant men who participated in a culturally informed batterer intervention. The objectives of this investigation were twofold. First, to identify the treatment components that facilitated the participants' willingness to engage in a process of change aimed at terminating their abusive behaviors. Second, to describe the treatment components that led to their satisfaction with the intervention. Research findings confirm that the Spanish version of the Duluth curriculum can be beneficial for Latino immigrant batterers. Results also demonstrate the critical role of culture as it refers to content of the intervention and method of delivery.