@article{ref1,
title="The effectiveness of brief counseling services for battered women",
journal="Research on social work practice",
year="1994",
author="Mancoske, Ronald J. and Standifer, Dale and Cauley, Cathleen",
volume="4",
number="1",
pages="53-63",
abstract="This study examines the effectiveness of two types of social work counseling services offered to battered women, using a comparative treatment groups design. One group of 10 battered women received standardized crisis intervention servicesfollowed by eight sessions of counseling based on a grief resolution orientation, whereas a second group of 10 clients received feminist-oriented counseling following crisis intervention. Participants were randomly assigned. Overall, the 20 battered women reported improved self-esteem, self-efficacy, and more positive attitudes toward feminism. However, these improvements were found to have occurred primarily among the clients receiving grief-resolution-oriented counseling, not among those receiving feminist counseling. Areas for future research on social work practice in this area are discussed.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1049-7315",
doi="10.1177/104973159400400105",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/104973159400400105"
}