Background
Intimate partner violence & Co-occurring issues
Bridging silos through education
Methods
Sample, participants and setting
Data collection and statistical analysis
Results
Demographics
Characteristics |
N (%) |
---|---|
Sector | |
Violence Against Women – Shelter | 262 (24%) |
Violence Against Women | 237 (21%) |
Mental Health (not VAW) | 229 (21%) |
Substance Abuse/Addictions | 167 (15%) |
Other | 149 (13%) |
More than one sector | 49 (4%) |
Missing | 18 (2%) |
Age | |
20–39 years | 546 (49%) |
40–59 years | 468 (42%) |
60+ years | 70 (6%) |
Missing | 27 (2%) |
Size of Organization | |
Small (<50) | 75 (61%) |
Medium (<100) | 172 (15%) |
Large (>100) | 213 (19%) |
41 (5%) | |
Years of Experience | |
< 5 years | 405 (36%) |
6–15 years | 456 (41%) |
16+ years | 225 (20%) |
Missing | 25 (2%) |
Prior Education/Training on Intersection of DV, MH, and SU | |
Yes, prior education acquired | 670 (60%) |
No | 411 (37%) |
Yes, during conference | 388 (35%) |
Yes, at workplace | 412 (37%) |
Yes, at school | 397 (36%) |
Yes, through self-study | 261 (23%) |
Yes, through other means | 66 (6%) |
Pre/post-tests
Competency Domain |
n
| Pre-Test |
n
| Post-test | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Median (IQR) | Mean (SD) | Median (IQR) | Mean (SD) | |||
Co-occurring Conditionsb
| 617 | 3.00 (2.00–4.00) | 3.0 (1.0) | 620 | 4.00 (4.00–5.00) | 4.2 (0.7) |
Initiating Conversationc
| 618 | 3.00 (3.00–4.00) | 3.3 (1.1) | 620 | 4.00 (4.00–5.00) | 4.3 (0.7) |
Responding to Crisisd
| 616 | 3.00 (3.00–4.00) | 3.2 (1.0) | 619 | 4.00 (4.00–5.00) | 4.1 (0.8) |
Helping During Distresse
| 614 | 3.00 (2.00–3.00) | 2.7 (1.1) | 619 | 4.00 (3.00–4.00) | 3.8 (0.9) |
Building Organizational Partnershipsf
| 615 | 3.00 (2.00–3.00) | 2.5 (1.2) | 619 | 4.00 (3.00–4.00) | 3.8 (1.0) |
Self-careg
| 618 | 4.00 (3.00–4.00) | 3.5 (1.0) | 620 | 4.00 (4.00–5.00) | 4.3 (0.7) |
Question No. | Pre-test (n = 624) | Post-test (n = 624) |
P-valueb
|
---|---|---|---|
1 | 363 (58%) | 500 (80%) | <0.0001 |
2 | 513 (82%) | 567 (91%) | <0.0001 |
3 | 314(50%) | 439 (70%) | <0.0001 |
4 | 228 (37%) | 419 (67%) | <0.0001 |
5 | 540 (87%) | 573 (92%) | 0.0007 |
6 | 572 (92%) | 558 (89%) | 0.09 |
7 | 599 (96%) | 602 (96%) | 0.61 |
8 | 512 (82%) | 551 (88%) | 0.0004 |
9 | 367 (59%) | 464 (74%) | <0.0001 |
10 | 537 (86%) | 570 (91%) | 0.0005 |
11 | 234 (38%) | 255 (41%) | 0.18 |
12 | 513 (82%) | 573 (92%) | <0.0001 |
13 | 243 (39%) | 315 (50%) | <0.0001 |
14 | 548 (88%) | 595 (95%) | <0.0001 |
Total Correct Answersc
| 9.7 | 11.2 | <0.0001 |
Workshop evaluations
Bridging Silos
“I often will focus on the abuse and mental health issues that surround my clients and not explore the addiction side. I will now look into how all three of them go hand in hand.”“[I learned] About other community agencies and services and their referral processes. Will be helpful when working with clients to know how to help address more of their life challenges in addition to their addiction.”“[I learned] How important it is to acknowledge that issues run concurrently and to not only treat them individually.”
Attitude Change
“Understanding that mental health issues are often issues that arise from experiencing domestic violence, and [I learned that] it is important to be open and non-judgmental as you never know what each person has experienced.”“[I learned]…The value of working from a strength based perspective. A woman wants to be viewed as a whole person not just as her issues and problems.”
Self-care
“I expected the self-care component to be “Oh yeah, I already know that” but I was surprised at how much I learned and need to apply. I’m excited to be able to share this with some of my friends back at my old workplace who just emailed me an SOS. Thanks for that!”