Title

Sí, Yo Puedo Curricula and Police Departments: Educating Immigrant Latinas

Department/School

Social Work

Date of this version

2018

Document Type

Article

Keywords

domestic violence, educational groups, immigrant Latina women, interpersonal violence, police departments, prevention/intervention programs and curriculum

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1080/01609513.2017.1318329

Abstract

Immigrant Latinas experiencing incidences of interpersonal violence require services from police departments. In a mixed-methods study using a culturally specific curriculum, Si, Yo Puedo, designed to foster self-esteem and provide education on interpersonal violence and healthy relationships, two groups (n = 14) were conducted in 2015 at a precinct in a midwestern state. This group-format curriculum is a 2-hour, topic-specific educational program, conducted in Spanish, offered in 11 weeks. Participants reported an increase in self-esteem and knowledge of interpersonal violence after completing the program. Findings implicate this curriculum as a suitable service tool for police departments working with immigrant Latinas.

Volume

41

Issue

3

Published in

Social Work with Groups

Citation/Other Information

Marrs Fuchsel, C. L., Valencia, R., Stefango, E., Uplegger, M., & Senne, E. (2018). Sí, Yo Puedo curricula and police departments: Educating immigrant Latinas. Social Work with Groups, 41(3), 227-243. https://doi.org/10.1080/01609513.2017.1318329

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