Publications And Outcomes

The ethical approval process at the Danish (RSD-OUH) and Spanish (UGR) sites is demonstrated by the project descriptions submitted along with applications to their respective Ethics Committees. The project descriptions provide information on the background of the project, its aims, methodology with sub-studies, needs assessment, the anticipated risks, access to patient information, informed consent, impact, funding, the ethics, safety, and security of the project, the members of the research team, and relevant references. Not all sections are described in both the RSD-OUH and the UGR applications.

At UGR ethical approval has been received for the screening solution while approval for the video counseling solution is still pending. At RSD-OUH the screening solution has been implemented throughout the region and thus no ethical approval is needed, and the ethics committee determined that approval was unnecessary for the video counseling intervention.

Application forms and decision letters from the committees are provided in the appendix (these are provided in the local languages).

This document provides a report on the Joint Training Workshop, which was conducted on February 1, 2021 as part of the counsellors’ training and the preparation for the STOP intervention.

The purpose of the workshop was to provide training as well as an inspirational session to the counsellors – the Danish midwives and Spanish psychologist – who are responsible for carrying out the counselling sessions with women exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV).

The participants at the workshop were the Danish midwives, the Spanish psychologist, and key project members.

The keynote speakers invited to the workshop were professors Jacquelyn Campbell and Nancy E. Glass from Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, United States of America, who are experts in the field of implementing online interventions for women exposed to IPV.

The workshop provided an excellent opportunity to learn from researchers and scientists who have implemented similar interventions.

Jacquelyn Campbell, having worked with pregnant women exposed to IPV, spoke about the target group for the STOP-project, and on how to work with the women in their own homes.

Nancy E. Glass, having developed a safety planning app, spoke about the content and implementation of a safety planning app.

Enclosed in this document is a short description of the Spanish and Danish participatory workshops, the agenda for the participatory workshops and a short description of the participants including a signed attendance sheet.

The purpose of the participatory workshops was to gather information and input from relevant stakeholders in both Spain and Denmark in order to develop the STOP intervention covering both the Video Counselling and Safety Planning app.

This document contains the findings from the Spanish and Danish focus group interviews with the NGO’s and the women exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV). The purpose of the focus group interviews was to gather information and input from relevant stakeholders (NGO’s) in both Spain and Denmark in order to develop the STOP intervention covering both the Video Counselling and Safety Planning app. The findings have been very important in the development of the STOP-intervention.

The focus group interview with the Spanish NGO’s was completed on September 30, 2020 with six participants. The focus group interview with the Spanish women exposed to IPV was completed on October 6, 2020, with five participants. The focus group interview with the Danish NGO’s was completed on September 8, 2020, with three participants. This was followed by three additional interviews with NGO’s on the October 2, 2020, October 5, 2020 and November 2, 2020. The interview with the Danish woman exposed to IPV was completed on November 24, 2020.

This document provides a report on the training of counsellors including the Danish midwives and Spanish psychologist. The purpose of the training was to both prepare the counsellors for the STOP-intervention and to train them in conducting video counselling with pregnant women exposed to IPV.

The training of the 10 Danish midwives included:

Three days of training between January 11-13, 2021,
Two hands-on training sessions at end of February and in the beginning of March, 2021,
Follow up sessions (planned for when the intervention has been launched).

The training of the Spanish psychologist has included:

Two days of training between January 21-22, 2021,
Hands-on training sessions in February 2021,
Follow up sessions (planned for when the intervention has been launched).

Due to the Covid-19 related restrictions, all training has been conducted virtually, except for the two hands-on training sessions with the Danish midwives in February/March.

The purpose of this document is to give a report on the manual developed to conduct video counselling in the STOP-project.
The manual is developed to support the counsellors and it provides information including workflow, basic guidance and methods related to the different sessions in the intervention.
There are minor differences between the interventions in Spain and Denmark. Therefore, there has been developed two manuals: one for the Danish midwives and one for the Spanish psychologist in order to align the manual to the context where it is used. Both manuals include guidelines and information for the situations where the counsellor is in contact with the women exposed to IPV: pre-session, video counselling and postintervention evaluation.

We are now fifteen months into the STOP project and have managed to get to know each other but meeting in person should ease reflections and discussions. Thanks to the Spanish team for organizing it.