Psychosocial Intervention With Community Worker Support for Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence

"A Cognitive-Behavioral intervention will be delivered by psychologists with LPCWs support. LPCWs who will be under the supervision and guidance of psychologists.~Volunteers will receive 11 weekly sessions of which six will be provided by psychologists and five by LPCWs.~The Cognitive-Behavioral component will be delivered through a set modules that will cover the following components:~* The Cognitive-Behavioral model~* Tackling traumatic events~* Cognitive reprocessing~* Relaxation techniques~* Prevention of revictimization~* Behavioral reactivation for the start of a new life The intervention will be given within the health system and volunteers will be seen if necessary by an interdisciplinary team including social workers, general physicians and psychiatrists."

"The active control group will receive standard psychosocial care for intimate partner violence, provided by the participating health centers. Standard care is delivered by psychologists, social workers, general physicians and psychiatrists. Additionally, patients receive extramural support which includes telephone calls or domiciliary visits from a variety of health professionals (doctors, nurses, social workers and nursing assistants).~Psychology consultations typically occur every four weeks in each health center. Psychologists use a variety of approaches according to their personal preferences, including humanist, psychoanalytic, psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral approaches. At the end of the intervention psychologists will be asked which approach or approaches they used."