Homework compliance among substance using male offenders of IPV

Advances in Dual Diagnosis, Ahead of Print. Purpose Research suggests that homework compliance within cognitive behavioral therapy is associated with treatment adherence and positive treatment outcomes through generalization of learned skills. The purpose of this paper is to determine whether there were differences in aggression and substance use between participants who did and did not complete therapy homework assignments. Design/methodology/approach Secondary analyses were conducted using data from Easton et al. ’s (2017) randomized controlled trial of substance abuse domestic violence (SADV) treatment among substance dependent intimate partner violence (IPV) offenders. Analyses of covariance were conducted in order to determine whether homework completion had a significant effect on aggression and substa nce use. Correlational analyses were conducted to determine the association between quality of homework and outcomes. Findings Participants (n=63) who completed at least two homework assignments had fewer days of alcohol use during treatment compared to those who did not complete any assignments, p=0.03. There was not a difference in the number of days participants engaged in violence based on homework completion. Analyses indicated that those who displayed aggression proximal to alcohol use during treatment completed significantly fewer homework assignments compared to those who did not dis play aggression proximal to alcohol use (p=0.04). Research limitations/impl...
Source: Advances in Dual Diagnosis - Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research