@article{ref1,
title="Applying Motivational Interviewing in a Domestic Violence Shelter: A Pilot Study Evaluating the Training of Shelter Staff",
journal="Journal of aggression, maltreatment and trauma",
year="2008",
author="Rasmussen, Lucinda A. and Hughes, Margaret J. and Murray, Colleen A.",
volume="17",
number="3",
pages="296-317",
abstract="This pilot study examined the use of motivational interviewing (MI) with 20 women receiving services at a domestic violence shelter. The experimental group (n = 10) received regular treatment services (RTS) from shelter counselors who were trained in MI; the control group (n = 10) received RTS only. Fisher's exact test showed that participants who received MI-enhanced RTS were significantly more motivated for change (p = .029), as measured through a dichotomous readiness for change motivational variable on the University of Rhode Island Change Assessment (URICA; Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, & Addiction Research Division, 1996). Findings suggest that MI can be helpful in increasing the readiness for change in domestic violence survivors who contemplate leaving abusive relationships.<p />",
language="",
issn="1092-6771",
doi="10.1080/10926770802402980",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10926770802402980"
}