%0 Journal Article
%T Applying Motivational Interviewing in a Domestic Violence Shelter: A Pilot Study Evaluating the Training of Shelter Staff
%J Journal of aggression, maltreatment and trauma
%D 2008
%A Rasmussen, Lucinda A.
%A Hughes, Margaret J.
%A Murray, Colleen A.
%V 17
%N 3
%P 296-317
%X 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 />
%G 
%I Informa - Taylor and Francis Group
%@ 1092-6771
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10926770802402980