Ep 91 – MI for Intimate Partner Violence

About this episode

Glenn and Seb discuss the application of motivational interviewing in addressing intimate partner violence with expert Ken McMaster.

Glenn and Seb welcomed Ken McMaster, MSW Hons, CQSW, on the podcast to discuss the use of MI for intimate partner violence. Ken has over forty years’ experience working at the cutting edge of intervention work with men who are violent and who sexually abuse. He is known for his innovative practice ideas and the ability to translate theory into practice. He has held positions as a member and Chair of the Family Violence Advisory Committee/ Te Rangai Whiriwhiri Tukinotanga a-Whānau. This committee was established to provide the Minister of Social Services and Employment with independent policy advice on matters related to government initiatives within the family violence arena. He was also a founding member of the National Network of Stopping Violence Services/Te Kupenga Whakaoti Mahi Putanga and is a past chair. Ken worked on the Respondent Program Regulations for the Domestic Violence Act (1995). In addition, he has worked as a part-time lecturer in Social Work at Canterbury University and is now involved full-time with HMA as manager, writer of materials and principal trainer. He has been a member of the Domestic Violence Act Program Approvals Committee for the Ministry of…

People in this episode

Hosts: Glenn Hinds, Sebastian Kaplan

Guest: Ken McMaster

Topics covered

• intimate partner violence
• motivational interviewing
• social work
• family violence
• intervention strategies

Keywords

• motivational interviewing
• intimate partner violence
• family violence
• social work
• intervention

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Family Violence Advisory Committee, National Network of Stopping Violence Services, Ministry of Justice

Books & works: A Private Affair, Feeling Angry, Playing Fair, Innovative Approaches to Stopping Family Violence

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