Project Description
The objective of the research is to document whether the addition of a discrete trauma-responsive protocol, titled Instinctual Trauma Response or ITR, enhances mental health outcomes of men enrolled in a prison reentry/batterer intervention program. In order to test outcomes associated with implementing ITR within a reentry/batterer intervention program, we will deploy a quasi-experimental study design and collect outcome measures related to mental health. Approximately twenty men participating in a local reentry/batterer intervention program who select into an intensive course of ITR will comprise the treatment group, while another twenty men involved in the reentry/batterer intervention program who indicate an interest in ITR treatment but cannot complete the intervention due to the artifact of timing will constitute the comparison group. Repeated measures will be collected at baseline and various post-baseline time points. Controlling for demographic variables, we will run mixed methods analyses of covariance to test change over time across study groups. Results will reveal potential mental health benefits of ITR treatment participation and completion.
Tasks and Responsibilites
The student will participate in various research activities including the following. First, the student will help collect, enter and manage self-report participant data. Second they will contribute to simple data analyses, learning basic descriptive statistic procedures and bivariate relationship operations. Third, the student will help with dissemination activity.
Desired Qualifications
None Listed.