Professional Interests
- Evidence-based practice
- Court-ordered child custody evaluation
- Community-based services for victims of domestic violence
- Effectiveness of community-based partner abuse intervention programs
- The role of social class and substance abuse in domestic violence
Current Research
- Principal Investigator, Great Lakes Addiction Technology Transfer Center
Teaching
- Research
- Research Methods (PhD)
- Single System Design
- Statistics (PhD)
- Family Violence
- Mental Health Practice with Adults
Practice Experience
1973-1977 Aeon Alternatives
1977-1979 Lake County Youth Service Bureau
1979-1985 McHenry County Mental Health Clinic
1985-1988 Barrington Youth Services
1988-present Independent practice of clinical social work
Selected Recent Publications
Bennett, L.W. (2008). Batterer treatment: Approaches and effectiveness. In J. Edleson & C. Renzetti (Eds). Encyclopaedia of Interpersonal Violence. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Bennett, L.W. (2008). Batterers. In J. Edleson & C. Renzetti (Eds). Encyclopaedia of Interpersonal Violence. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Bennett, L.W. (2008). S ubstance abuse by men in batterer intervention programs: Current state and promising trends. Violence and Victims, 23, 236-248.
Bennett, L.W. & O’Brien, P. (2007). Effects of coordinated services for drug-abusing women who are victims of intimate partner violence. Violence Against Women, 13, 395-411.
Bennett, L.W. (2007). Recent advances in understanding the link between substance abuse and intimate partner violence. Paradigm, 12 (1), 14-18.
Bennett, L.W., Stoops, C., Call, C., Flett, H. (2007). Effects of program completion on re-arrest in a batterer intervention system. Research on Social Work Practice, 17, 42-54.
Bennett, L.W., Riger, S., Schewe, P., Howard, A., Wasco, S. (2004). Effectiveness of hotline, advocacy, counseling, and shelter services for victims of domestic violence: A statewide evaluation. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 19, 815-829.
Bennett, L.W., & Vincent, N. (2002). Standards for batterer programs: A formative evaluation of the Illinois protocol. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, and Trauma, 5, 181-197.
Riger, S., Bennett, L.W., Schewe, P., Campbell, R., Frohmann, L., Camacho, J., & Wasco, S. (2002). Evaluation of services for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Books & Articles in Progress
Bennett, L.W., Hsieh, C.M., & Stoops, C. (Under Review). Underclass men in batterer intervention programs: Disorders & disparities.
Thomas, M. & Bennett, L W. (In Press). The co-occurrence of substance abuse and domestic violence: A comparison of dual problem men in substance abuse treatment and in court-ordered batterer programs. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions.
Stoops, C. & Bennett, L.W. (Under Review). Development and predictive ability of a behavior-based typology of men who batter.
Bennett, L.W. & O'Brien, P. (Under Review). Do acuity of violence, abstinence, or door to service predict outcomes of coordinated services for substance abusing women who are victims of domestic violence?
Affiliations, Associations, & Consultations
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, State of Illinois
Professional Academy of Custody Evaluators
Academy of Certified Social Workers
Society of Social Work and Research
Council on Social Work Education
American Civil Liberties Union
Chicago Domestic Violence Advocacy Coordinating Council
Illinois Department of Human Services Domestic Violence Advisory Council
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Board, Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Editorial Board, Violence Against Women
Ad Hoc Reviewer: Addiction Research and Theory; Basic and Applied Social Psychology; Criminology and Public Policy; Families In Society; Human Organization; International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology; Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services; Journal of Social Work Education; Law and Policy; Scandinavian Journal of Public Health; Trauma, Violence, & Abuse; Violence & Victims