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Arthur Cantos, Phd, is the Program Director in the APA approved program at La Universidad Carlos Albizu in Puerto Rico and holds a Ph.D. from the State University of New York at Stony Brook as well as advanced degrees and diplomas from Middlesex Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, University of London, England and the University of Valencia, Spain. He has over 30 years of experience in practice and academia and is licensed to practice clinical psychology in the states of Illinois and New York, as well as in the United Kingdom. Over the past 30 years he has done extensive work in all aspects of the family violence area and has made numerous presentations on the topic of treatment of male perpetrators of intimate partner violence. He recently completed a 5 year longitudinal outcome study of perpetrators on probation in Lake County, Illinois and published an important review article on treatment of perpetrators of intimate partner violence.

INVITED SYMPOSIUM ABSTRACT
Empirical identification of treatment outcome with and treatment relevant characteristics of perpetrators of intimate partner violence
This symposium will present five papers identifying empirical correlates of treatment outcome with and characteristics of perpetrators of intimate partner violence and their clinical implications. The first paper will present the results of a large 5 year longitudinal study of treatment outcome with male perpetrators of intimate partner violence placed on probation in Lake County, Illinois. The stability of the ratings of severity of violence used in repeat offenses with this population will follow. A third paper will report results of an emergency room study looking at the co-occurrence of intimate partner violence and mental health problems in patients presenting for health problems at a large inner city hospital in Chicago with practical evidence based referral recommendations. A fourth paper will report on hormonal responses and intimate partner violence. A final paper will illustrate a qualitative approach to identification of victim, providers and legal authorities’ reactions to the problem.