Pastors' Personal and Pastoral Care for Women Who Have Experienced Domestic Violence

I am Connie Beverly Austin, a doctoral student under the supervision of Dr. Pamela Sitton in the College of Doctoral Studies at Grand Canyon University.

The purpose of this study is to explore how pastors describe the personal and pastoral care they offer to women who have experienced domestic violence.

Key Information: This document defines the terms and conditions for consent to participate in this research study.

You can participate in this study if you are a pastor or have previously served as a pastor. Live in the Great Plains Region states as Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Colorado, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona of the United States. Have been recruited from the link on the PastorCare page or through a director or representative of PastorCare. Counseled at least one woman in domestic violence. Have participated in the semi-structured interviews of this study.

You cannot participate in this study: If you are not a pastor or have previously served as a pastor. You have not counseled any woman who has experienced domestic violence. You didi not participate in the semi-strucutred interviews of this study. Refuse to be recorded.

Research Activities: What am I being asked to do?
What? Go to https://www.pastorcare.org / and click on the banner “Pastor We Need Your Expertise” link on the first page. The link will lead you to the researcher’s site, where you will

1. Sign the Informed Consent (Online).

2. Leave contact information. Please use the identifier assigned during the structured interviews, or you may also choose your name.

4. Complete the questionnaire.

5. When? The online questionnaire will begin December 23, 2024 and continue until December 23, 2025.

6. Where?- The questionnaire will be completed online.

7. How? The online questionnaire will be collected using a secure research platform called SurveyMonkey.

8. If participants do not have access to the online site, the questionnaire can be emailed to you. You cannot participate if you did not participate in the semi-structured interviews of this same study.