dc.contributor.author	Middleton, Kimberly Anne	en
dc.contributor.committeechair	Rosen, Karen H.	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	McCollum, Eric E.	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	Stith, Sandra M.	en
dc.contributor.department	Family and Child Development	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-14T20:52:01Z	en
dc.date.adate	1998-07-23	en
dc.date.available	2014-03-14T20:52:01Z	en
dc.date.issued	1998-07-15	en
dc.date.rdate	1999-07-23	en
dc.date.sdate	1998-07-15	en
dc.description.abstract	This study is a multi-case study which examines the experiences of participants involved in a 12-session integrated couples treatment program for domestic violence. Participants included 7 therapists and 5 heterosexual couples. 3 couples participated in individual couples treatment, and 2 participated in a multi-couple group treatment. 2 of the couples were Black, while all other couples were White. 4 out of 5 couples were married; one couple was in a committed dating relationship. All therapists were trained in marriage and family therapy. All participants filled out open-ended questions about their expectations for therapy and participated in two interviews to elicit their experiences of ongoing therapy. Interviews were tape-recorded and transcribed, and data were analyzed using the constant comparative method. The findings include clients' and therapists' expectations of therapy prior to treatment, and their experiences of therapy during the first half of treatment. Participants discussed which aspects of therapy were helpful, and which aspects of therapy were not helpful. In general, clients emphasized helpful therapist behaviors and qualities that seemed to facilitate their engagement in the therapy process. Therapists tended to focus on specific techniques they employed to facilitate changes in their clients. Participants most often criticized the treatment length as insufficient. Participants also shared their views about the racial difference between therapists and clients, or among group members in the multi-couple treatment group. Most participants believed that racial difference had no effect on the treatment. Finally, participants shared their opinions about traditional domestic violence treatment versus couples treatment of violence.	en
dc.description.degree	Master of Science	en
dc.identifier.other	etd-62098-172739	en
dc.identifier.sourceurl	http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-62098-172739/	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10919/36853	en
dc.publisher	Virginia Tech	en
dc.relation.haspart	etd1.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	etd2.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	etd3.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	etd4.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	etd5.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	etd6.pdf	en
dc.rights	In Copyright	en
dc.rights.uri	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/	en
dc.subject	Therapists' Experience	en
dc.subject	Clients' Experience	en
dc.subject	Couples Therapy	en
dc.subject	Domestic Violence	en
dc.subject	Qualitative Study	en
dc.title	The Experiences of Participants in a Domestic Violence-Focused Couples Treatment Program: A Qualitative Study	en
dc.type	Thesis	en
thesis.degree.discipline	Family and Child Development	en
thesis.degree.grantor	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	en
thesis.degree.level	masters	en
thesis.degree.name	Master of Science	en

The Experiences of Participants in a Domestic Violence-Focused Couples Treatment Program: A Qualitative Study

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