COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
There is a special responsibility in providing a trauma-focused curriculum for battering intervention. Creating a process that engages and invites both participants and facilitators into self-examination without losing sight of those victimized by domestic violence is a challenge. Creating opportunities for those who have used violence to explore what has happened to them, without creating an excuse for what they have done to others is also critical.
This Facilitator's Guide contains many of the lessons that we have learned over the last 30+ years of dedication to this work. It is designed to be used from programs that range from 27 to 52 sessions and can be used in both “open” settings, in which new participants begin at any point, and “closed” settings, in which participants all begin and complete at the same time. 
However, the curriculum standing alone is not enough. The skill and courage of the facilitator is the “x-factor” of this work. The knowledge and skill to engage, lead by example, and create a safe space for intense emotional work to occur are ingredients that can not be written in these pages. This curriculum is designed to be a tool for those facilitating battering intervention, or partner abuse intervention, groups. It is not the intervention. We think of it as a road map for the facilitator who desires to lead others in ending relationship cruelty.
If you’re interested in installing this curriculum in your community, program, or facility, contact us for more information about training and support.
Preview our curriculum here.