ABSTRACT
Since 1995, the Calgary Counselling Centre has offered a group treatment program for women who behave abusively to intimate partners or children. This article describes the group format, the demographic characteristics of the 293 women who began the Responsible Choices for Women program based on whether they were mandated to treatment or not, and a comparison of those who completed treatment versus those who dropped out. Data from a total of 154 women found significant improvements on almost all outcome measures. Women’s status as mandated or nonmandated did not affect treatment outcomes, despite the fact that the nonmandated women reported more scores in the clinical range at pretest. The clinical implications of these results are described.
