AlcoholandIntimatePartnerViolence.ppt

1 Alcohol and Intimate Partner Violence NIAAA Social Work Education Module 8 Outline Background Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Perpetrators and Alcohol IPV Victims and Alcohol Intervention (Assessment) Intervention (Treatment Organizations) Appendix (Social Work Interviewing) IPV (Intimate Partner Violence) Defined Violence or threat of violence In context of relationship between intimate partners (or “ex” partners) Physical, sexual, psychological, emotional aggression or abuse Includes married, cohabiting, dating, same and opposite gender relationships IPV Defined (continued) Relationship Violence Types: 1- Physical violence 2- Sexual violence 3- Threat of violence 4- Psychological, emotional abuse; coercion Background 22% of women, 7.5% of men experience intimate partner violence in a lifetime IPV is leading cause of injury to women aged 16-44 years Among female murder victims, 30% are killed by intimate partner Background (continued) Physical Psychological Mental health Legal Employment Child custody Disability Children as witnesses Background (continued) 35-38% of abusers have significant alcohol problems 22% more are heavy drinkers 25-50% of incidents involved alcohol Background (continued) Even among individuals who have diagnosable alcohol problems, alcohol use may not be an immediate antecedent to IPV! Background (continued) Alcohol is associated with the most severe forms of IPV Background (continued) Alcohol IPV Perpetrators Complex relationships exist between alcohol and perpetration of IPV Possible Models: Alcohol Effects/Disinhibition Cognitive Impairment/Distortion Disavowal/Rationalization Comorbidity IPV Perpetrators (continued) Alcohol use sometimes precedes an IPV episode Alcohol use sometimes occurs during an IPV episode Alcohol use sometimes follows an IPV episode Alcohol is sometimes absent in IPV IPV Victims and Alcohol Use of alcohol and IPV victimization is a complex relationship May be a risk factor: Drinking (especially with a p