A plethora of studies has been conducted to determine which intervention strategies are most effective to reduce domestic violence (DV) and intimate partner violence (IPV) offenses and re-offenses. It was concluded that police responses and arrests were inadequate measures to decrease recidivism for these crimes. Consequently, the court services have mandated that DV offenders participate in DV treatment programs and batterer intervention program (BIPs) that consist of various evidence-based treatment approaches to mitigate DV and IPV offenses and re-offenses. This capstone project is a proposed business plan for the establishment of a therapeutic support group for DV offenders using occupational adaptation (OA), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and acceptance commitment therapy (ACT) as theoretical frameworks for the occupation-based groups. These groups will be designed to address occupational performance deficits and expectantly reduce recidivism.
