TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Applying Motivational Interviewing in a Domestic Violence Shelter: A Pilot Study Evaluating the Training of Shelter Staff
JO  - Journal of aggression, maltreatment and trauma
A1  - Rasmussen, Lucinda A.
A1  - Hughes, Margaret J.
A1  - Murray, Colleen A.
SP  - 296
EP  - 317
VL  - 17
IS  - 3
N2  - 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 /> 
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SN  - 1092-6771
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10926770802402980
ID  - ref1
ER  -