Relationship Enhancement Counseling Groups for Wife Abusers

• Published in: Journal of Mental Health Counseling Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 37
• Main Author: Waldo, Michael
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 1988
• Subjects: Battered Women; Counseling Techniques; Family Violence; Group Counseling; Interpersonal Relationship; Program Effectiveness; Recidivism; Spouses

Examined effectiveness of relationship enhancement counseling groups for wife abusers by comparing recidivism rates of wife abusers (N=30) in pretrial diversion with rates for abusive husbands who refused treatment (N=30) or who were not referred for treatment (N=30). Treatment was associated with c...