title: The trials and tribulations of a practitioner-researcher: challenges and lessons learned through testing a feminist-cognitive-relational social work model of practice.
abstract: In practice with adult women who survived childhood sexual abuse, the field of social work currently lacks an evidence-based intervention. The current interventions, from the 1990s, come primarily from psychologists. The hypothesis that the Feminist-Cognitive-Relational Social Work Model and Intervention will be more effective in decreasing cognitive distortions, and increasing intimacy and relational health when compared to the standard agency intervention was tested in a quasi-experimental study. The challenges in carrying out the study in small, non-profit organizations are explored to highlight the difficulties in developing evidence-based interventions. Changes to implementation that resulted from the research findings are discussed.
authors.affiliation: a The National Catholic School of Social Service, The Catholic University of America , Washington , DC , USA.
authors.forename: Eileen A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Dombo
authors.forename: Ami P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Bass
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D054523:Adult Survivors of Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology*; D000367:Age Factors; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009939:Organizations, Nonprofit; D012947:Social Work / Q000379:methods*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D016387:Women's Health; D055815:Young Adult