Date of Award

1-1-2010

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College/School/Department

Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology

Program

Counseling Psychology

Content Description

1 online resource (ix, 90 pages) : PDF file

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Myrna Friedlander

Committee Members

Michael Ellis, Sally Hage

Keywords

Domestic Violence, Intimate Partner Violence, Race, SES, Stereotypes, Therapist assessment, Intimate partner violence, Abused women, Abused men, Psychotherapists, Psychotherapist and patient, Cross-cultural counseling

Subject Categories

Clinical Psychology

Abstract

An estimated 5.3 million intimate partner violence (IPV) victimizations occur among U.S. women each year (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008). Because of the high prevalence, Harway and Hansen (2004) recommended that therapists assume that all women presenting for therapy may be at risk for violence. However, assessment for IPV is not standard practice. In fact, studies repeatedly indicate that therapists tend to under-identify IPV (e.g., Harway & Hansen, 1993).

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