Batterer Intervention Training Survey

1. How important is batterer intervention training to you?

• Not important
• Somewhat important
• Neutral
• Important
• Very important

2. How satisfied are you with your present level of ability/knowledge to run groups?

• Not satisfied
• Somewhat satisfied
• Neutral
• Satisfied
• Very satisfied

3. How many workshops/conferences that focused specifically on batterer intervention training have you attended in the past five years?

• 0
• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5 +

4. How helpful were the training workshops and conferences you attended?

• Not helpful
• Somewhat Helpful
• Neutral
• Helpful
• Very Helpful

5. Were the batterer intervention training sessions helpful in your day-to-day work with batterers?

• Not helpful
• Somewhat Helpful
• Neutral
• Helpful
• Very Helpful

6. Were the batterer intervention training sessions close enough to where you live?

• Not satisfactory
• Somewhat satisfactory
• Neutral
• Satisfactory
• Very satisfactory

7. Were costs to attend the batterer intervention training reasonable and within your budget?

• Not satisfactory
• Somewhat satisfactory
• Neutral
• Satisfactory
• Very satisfactory

8. Have there been enough batterer intervention training sessions offered to meet your needs?

• Not satisfactory
• Somewhat satisfactory
• Neutral
• Satisfactory
• Very satisfactory

9. Do you have a mentor or other individual who you can contact with questions about how to handle clients or other matters?

• Yes
• No

10. How do you hear about trainings and workshops?

• Mail
• Internet
• Colleague
• State agency
• Other

11. How many years have you been running batterer intervention groups?

• 1-2
• 3-5
• 6-8
• 8-10
• More

12. How many batterer intervention groups do you currently run?

• 1-2
• 3-5
• 6-8
• 8-10
• More

13. Please select five batterer intervention training topics that interest you.

• Optimal group size
• Curriculum topics
• Dealing with resistant men
• Benefits and risks of contacting partners
• Advantages and disadvantages of female vs. male co-facilitation
• Strengths and weaknesses of various programs such as Duluth and Emerge programs
• Program length
• Modalities such as confrontation vs. compassion
• Psychoeducational group therapy/intervention strategies and dynamics
• Domestic abuse allegations in the context of custody and parenting time disputes
• Procuring referrals and building collaboration with Coordinated Community Response outside the courts such as hospitals, marriage counselors, faith communities, etc.
• Context and intent of men's violence
• The benefits and risks of use of a treatment alliance in intervention groups
• Gender inclusive treatment of domestic violence
• When are the risks and parameters of concurrent marital and family work in domestic abuse
• Competing philosophical perspectives on working with domestic abuse
• Domestic abuse in the adolescent population and intervention and prevention challenges
• Perpetrator and Victim Typologies in domestic violence
• The benefits and risks of viewing batterer intervention as the first part (26-52 weeks) of an on-going journey which includes additional treatment focusing on other aspects of accountability and healthy relationships.