%0 Journal Article %J Res Soc Work Pract %D 2011 %T A Telephone Intervention for Substance-Using Adult Male Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence. %A Mbilinyi, Lyungai F %A Neighbors, Clayton %A Walker, Denise D %A Roffman, Roger A %A Zegree, Joan %A Edleson, Jeffrey %A O'Rourke, Allison %X

OBJECTIVE: To preliminarily evaluate telephone-delivered motivational enhancement therapy (MET) in motivating unadjudicated and nontreatment seeking intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetrators, who also use substances, to self-refer into treatment. METHOD: 124 adult men were recruited via a multimedia marketing campaign and were randomly assigned to the intervention (MET) or comparison group following a baseline assessment. Participants in the MET condition received a personalized feedback report on their IPV and substance-use behaviors, consequences, and social norms beliefs. RESULTS: Results supported the likely effectiveness of MET in short-term reduction of IPV behavior, increasing motivation for treatment seeking, and changing perceived norms for IPV and substance abuse (SA). CONCLUSIONS: Applications for brief MET interventions to facilitate voluntary treatment entry among substance-using IPV perpetrators are discussed.

%B Res Soc Work Pract %V 21 %P 43-56 %8 2011 Jan 27 %G eng %N 1 %R 10.1177/1049731509359008