Abstract
BACKGROUND
Domestic violence has demonstrated to affect around 10 million people every year in the United States. There are many forms of violences within intimate partners which can result in a victim developing psychological trauma, like low self esteem and self identity. This research study will evaluate the “In This Together” program (ITT) in order to understand if program material influences self esteem levels and parent-child relationships for families in Marin County, CA.
METHODS
Data was collected using a mixed methods approach and available in Spanish and English. Intakes consisted of questionnaires and interviews of the survivor parent and willing children before the intervention. The ITT program consisted of a 10 week therapy program covering unique clinical benchmarks led by a licensed therapist once a week via Zoom. Once participants completed the program, follow-up interviews were collected to measure impact of the program.
RESULTS
The materials included in the program curriculum was designed to empower and support survivor parents in their healing journey with themselves and their children. From the analysis, themes like emotional strengths, communications, family time, acceptance, and optimism were highlighted from participants. Survivor-parents have demonstrated to have an impact in their well being and selfesteem levels, resulting in them becoming more assertive in their parenting and relationships with their children.
DISCUSSION
In this study we are able to gain insight on the impact the program left on participants’ perspective of one-self and the relationship with their children. ITT has revealed to uplift emotion and pass down skills for parents to manage their emotional and mental wellbeing. Through ITT, participants are able to create a space of healing and acceptance, as well as knowledge to identify abuse.
Domestic violence has demonstrated to affect around 10 million people every year in the United States. There are many forms of violences within intimate partners which can result in a victim developing psychological trauma, like low self esteem and self identity. This research study will evaluate the “In This Together” program (ITT) in order to understand if program material influences self esteem levels and parent-child relationships for families in Marin County, CA.
METHODS
Data was collected using a mixed methods approach and available in Spanish and English. Intakes consisted of questionnaires and interviews of the survivor parent and willing children before the intervention. The ITT program consisted of a 10 week therapy program covering unique clinical benchmarks led by a licensed therapist once a week via Zoom. Once participants completed the program, follow-up interviews were collected to measure impact of the program.
RESULTS
The materials included in the program curriculum was designed to empower and support survivor parents in their healing journey with themselves and their children. From the analysis, themes like emotional strengths, communications, family time, acceptance, and optimism were highlighted from participants. Survivor-parents have demonstrated to have an impact in their well being and selfesteem levels, resulting in them becoming more assertive in their parenting and relationships with their children.
DISCUSSION
In this study we are able to gain insight on the impact the program left on participants’ perspective of one-self and the relationship with their children. ITT has revealed to uplift emotion and pass down skills for parents to manage their emotional and mental wellbeing. Through ITT, participants are able to create a space of healing and acceptance, as well as knowledge to identify abuse.
| Original language | American English |
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| State | Published - 2023 |
| Event | Annual Meeting of the Society of Epidemiological Research - Portland, United States Duration: Jun 13 2023 → Jun 16 2023 Conference number: 56 |
Conference
| Conference | Annual Meeting of the Society of Epidemiological Research |
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| Abbreviated title | SER |
| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Portland |
| Period | 6/13/23 → 6/16/23 |
Keywords
- Domestic Violence
Disciplines
- Public Health