Year
2002
Degree Name
Master of Science (Hons.)
Department
Graduate School of Health and Medical Sciences
Recommended Citation
Crockford, Alan, Family court counselling clients and spouse abuse incidence, couple typologies, and outcomes, Master of Science (Hons.) thesis, Graduate School of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Wollongong, 2002. https://ro.uow.edu.au/theses/2885
Abstract
A couple survey research design was employed to collect data from a representative sample of court counselling clients who attended the Registries of the Eastern Region of The Family Court during a survey period of 1 month (July, 1995). The central objective in the study was to collect data on the incidence of abusive relationship behaviour. The client survey instruments consisted of a "demographic questionnaire" which all clients were asked to complete when they attend for their counselling interview, a Form A for clients that identified spouse abuse as a problem in the demographic questionnaire, or a Form B, a shorter version, for client couples who did not identify spouse abuse as a problem. The Form A or B was posted to the clients' home address once the counselling intervention had ended.
Unless otherwise indicated, the views expressed in this thesis are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the University of Wollongong.