RT Article
T1 Intimate Partner Violence: A New Cognitive, Interpersonal and Motivational Framework for the Rehabilitation of Perpetrators in Portugal
JF International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
VO 69
IS 2/3
SP 184
OP 199
A1 Capinha, Marta
A2 Pereira, Marco 1956-
A2 Sousa, Maria do Natal
A2 Rijo, Daniel
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1914597516
AB Intimate partner violence (IPV) has been targeted as a significant concern worldwide, but evidence for the efficacy of perpetrators’ interventions is not undisputable. This article briefly summarizes the evidence about perpetrators’ intervention efficacy, factors associated with recidivism, and evidence-based recommendations, before outlining the assumptions of a new community-delivered intervention aiming to rehabilitate IPV perpetrators: the CONTIGO Program. This program uses an innovative framework, focused on early maladaptive schemas, and combining cognitive, interpersonal, and motivational interview principles. The features of this intervention are discussed, and exploratory results regarding drop-out rates (8%) and recidivism (15.4%) in a sample of 162 court-mandated males are exposed. The detailed presentation of the CONTIGO Program and its intervention model represents a novel contribution that is sorely lacking in the IPV literature and could foster further research and debate about what can be done to effectively intervene with IPV perpetrators.
K1 evidence-based recommendations
K1 partner abuse
K1 Recidivism
K1 drop-out
K1 schema-focused therapy
K1 motivational interview
K1 early maladaptive schemas
K1 community-based intervention
K1 court-ordered intervention
K1 perpetrators program
DO 10.1177/0306624X221148125