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Cunha, O., Silva, A., Cruz, A. R., De Castro Rodrigues, A., Braga, T., & Gonçalves, R. A. (2023). Dropout among Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence Attending an Intervention Program. Psychology, Crime & Law, 29, 634-652.
https://doi.org/10.1080/1068316X.2022.2030337

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• TITLE: Recovery in Peer Support Groups for Batterers—A Qualitative Study

  AUTHORS: Angelique Vendrig-de Ron, Arno van Dam

  KEYWORDS: Domestic Violence, Batterers, Peer Support, Recovery, Aggression

  JOURNAL NAME: Psychology, Vol.15 No.3, March 29, 2024

  ABSTRACT: The effects of IPV treatment programs appear to be modest. A possible explanation for the mediocre results may be that the problems for a subgroup of batterers have a more chronic character. Chronic vulnerabilities require other interventions, such as peer support and self-help groups. These interventions have the advantage that they enable more identification between caregiver and client, may take longer and are more flexible than regular care. Since 2015, several self-help groups for batterers based on the 12-step program were established in the Netherlands. The aim of this qualitative study was to investigate to what extent the peer support group contributes to personal recovery, based on the CHIME model, from the perspective of the (former) participants of the peer support group. Aggression regulation problems are regarded by the participants as chronic conditions. Participation in the peer support group increased their ability to control their aggression, but also improved their quality of life. The recovery process described by the participating batterers fits well with the concepts of the CHIME model. Batterer intervention programs may therefore benefit from shifting to a recovery paradigm adopted from programs for chronic conditions.