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Fathering agency staff members' perspectives on domestic violence perpetration
Peter F Cronholm1, Willie Ellison, Silvana Mazzella
1Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 19104-4283, USA. peter.cronholm@uphs.upenn.edu
Purpose:
To describe the perspectives of fathering staff regarding domestic violence (DV) perpetration.
Materials And Methods:
A cross-sectional survey of 85 fathering staff members was conducted to identify behaviors and barriers regarding inquiry about DV perpetration.
Results:
Almost half (47.1%) of the surveyed staff reported never having identified DV perpetration. Routine inquiry was less likely if staff perceived low prevalence rates among their clients (odds ratio [OR] = 0.11, p = .001), did not have standard ways of asking (OR = 0.11, p < .001), or if they had never identified family violence before (OR = 0.07, p < .001). Increased years as a provider (OR = 6.62, p = .001) and DV training (OR = 7.29, p = .003) increased rates of DV perpetration inquiry.
Conclusions:
Staff of fathering agencies do not routinely screen for DV perpetration likely due to the interplay between individual and agency-level barriers. Appropriate training interventions can address identified barriers.
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