Faculty Articles
Training Male Sexual Abuse Survivors as Peer Leaders to Deliver Motivational Interviewing and Trauma-Informed Affirmative Care.
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Journal of child sexual abuse
ISSN
1547-0679
Publication Date
5-1-2023
Abstract
This paper provides a description and evaluation of training male sexual abuse survivors to deliver Motivational Interviewing (MI) and Motivational Interviewing with Trauma-Informed Affirmative Care (MI-AC) online to sexual and gender minority (SGM) men with sexual assault histories and depression. After a search and selection process, 26 men with lived experience of sexual abuse received MI training that included the use of role-playing, video demonstrations, and practice followed by weekly supervision while co-leading groups. Peer leaders completed several measures pre and post training, including beliefs about MI and self-reported learning of MI and satisfaction with the training. A sample of MI and MI-AC audio sessions were independently rated for adherence and competence. Peer leaders' beliefs about MI changed over time, while self-rated skill level stayed consistent. Peer leaders demonstrated good adherence to the MI and MI-AC conditions. Results suggest that men with lived experience of sexual trauma effectively learned to deliver MI and/or MI-AC to SGM male survivors in online groups. These interventions have the potential to expand the reach of limited services for this population as well as reduce their depression and assist in SGM men with histories of sexual abuse entering into formal mental health services.
DOI
10.1080/10538712.2023.2203691
Volume
32
Issue
4
First Page
494
Last Page
512
PubMed ID
37080178
NSUWorks Citation
Ellis, A. E.,
Martino, S.,
Simiola, V.,
Bellamy, C.,
O'Connell, M.,
Cook, J. M.
(2023). Training Male Sexual Abuse Survivors as Peer Leaders to Deliver Motivational Interviewing and Trauma-Informed Affirmative Care.. Journal of child sexual abuse, 32(4), 494-512.
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_facarticles/2024
Comments
Funding This work was supported through a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Project Program Award (AD-2018C1-110989). All statements in this report, including its findings and conclusions, are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), its Board of Governors or Methodology Committee.
Data availability statement The participants of this study did not give written consent for their data to be shared publicly, so due to the sensitive nature of the research supporting data is not available
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