Stopping the Violence: A Group Model to Change Men's Abusive Attitudes

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Help men learn to change abusive behavior! Stopping the Violence: A Group Model to Change Men’s Abusive Attitudes and Behaviors helps practitioners reduce the negative atmosphere in a batterers’ group for men while adapting to clients’ individual needs, abilities, and levels of motivation. Useful in any type of patient setting, this comprehensive, hands-on guide provides a... Read more

Help men learn to change abusive behavior!

Stopping the Violence: A Group Model to Change Men’s Abusive Attitudes and Behaviors helps practitioners reduce the negative atmosphere in a batterers’ group for men while adapting to clients’ individual needs, abilities, and levels of motivation. Useful in any type of patient setting, this comprehensive, hands-on guide provides a complete, step-by-step model for a batterer program that includes all of the forms, handouts, tools, and assignments necessary for the treatment process. Pro-feminist, cognitive, and behavioral in its orientation, this program works to eliminate the mindset that dominates, controls, and leads to the battering of women.

The focus throughout the treatment process described in Stopping the Violence is not only on ending physical violence, but addressing what causes it. The exercises and suggestions in this program will teach your clients how emotional abuse, verbal abuse, substance abuse problems, mental health issues, and entitled and controlling attitudes contribute to and lead to battering. You will also find methods to help clients learn to take responsibility for their actions and discover if their childhoods have had an impact on their assumption of patriarchal and controlling attitudes. In addition, Stopping the Violence offers exercises on building self-confidence, self-esteem, self-control, and emotional support for your clients.

This guide offers other valuable suggestions and exercises, such as:

an explanation of 12 educational units to be presented by the therapist, including such topics as abuse and its effects, anger regulation, stress management, shame and empowerment, assertiveness, communication, and conflict resolution
showing the client how to and why he should develop an increased realization of the impact of his abuse
assisting the client in learning to monitor his internal and external escalation-to-violence cues
creating a supportive group atmosphere that will decrease men’s shame and isolation and increase their ability to feel empathy for themselves and others
providing a reading list with additional resources that clients can use to enhance their treatment

Vital to any batterers’ treatment that is starting or already exists, Stopping the Violence will help you teach your clients how they can find pride as nonabusive men in a society full of patriarchal values, as well as teach them to be in control of themselves—not their partners or their children. This guide will help you identify and change your clients’ abusive behaviors and successfully show them how abusive behavior is hurtful and destructive for everyone involved. Read less

Overview of the Program
Chapter I: Group Leadership
Chapter II: The Intake Procedure
Part 1: Conducting the Intake
Part 2: The Intake Handouts
Understanding Your Anger
Types of Abusive Behavior
How Violence May Occur in a Relationship
Using Time-Outs
Domestic Abuse Group Description
Escalation Questionnaire--M
Abuse Questionnaire--W
Safety Plan
Chapter III: The Individual Member Tasks
Part 1: Facilitating the Individual Member Tasks
Task I: Introduction
Task II: Exercise Program
Task III: Individual Member Goals
Task IV: Escalation Prevention Plan
Task V: Time-Out Plan
Task VI: Abuse Inventory
Task VII: Mid-Group Evaluation
Task VIII: Family of Origin and Childhood
Task IX: Amends Letter
Task X: Aftercare Plan and Final Feedback
Task XI: Violent Incident Assessment
Task XII: Violation of Sobriety Contract Assessment
Part 2: The Domestic Abuse Group Member Booklet
How to Use This Booklet
Domestic Abuse Group Description
Group Goals, Rules, and Expectations
How To Participate in Group
Domestic Abuse Group Members' Tasks: Task I: Introduction
Task II: Exercise Program
Task III: Individual Member Goals
Task IV: Escalation Prevention Plan
Task V: Time-Out Plan
Task VI: Abuse Inventory
Task VII: Mid-Group Evaluation
Task VIII: Family of Origin and Childhood
Task IX: Amends Letter
Task X: Aftercare Plan and Final Feedback
Task XI: Violent Incident Assessment
Task XII: Violation of Sobriety Contract Assessment
Reading List for Domestic Abuse Group Members
Chapter IV: The Educational Units
Part 1: How to Use the Educational Units
Unit 1: Abuse and Its Affects
Unit 2: Stress and Its Affects
Unit 3: Anger
Unit 4: Self-Talk
Unit 5: Shame and Empowerment
Unit 6: Culture of Origin
Unit 7: Assertiveness
Unit 8: Communication and Conflict Resolution
Unit 9: Self-Esteem and Healthy Relationships
Unit 10: Parenting
Unit 11: Women's Perspective on Abuse and Violence
Unit 12: The Ongoing Recovery Process
Part 2: The Educational Handouts
Unit 1: Abuse and Its Affects
Types of Abusive Behavior
How Violence May Occur in a Relationship
Myths About Domestic Abuse
Perceived Advantages/Disadvantages of Using Physical Force in a Relationship
Effects of Violence and Abuse in Women
Violence, Abuse, and Their Effects on Children
Excuses/Justifications for Becoming Violent with Women and Others
The Place of Generalized Violence in Our Lives
Unit 2: Stress and Stress Management
What Is Stress?
Changes and Stress
Symptoms That Stress Can Trigger
Stress Management Techniques
Progressive Muscle Relaxation
Stress and the Holidays
Unit 3: Anger
Understanding Your Anger
Anger Analysis
Escalation Prevention Plan/De-Escalation Strategies
Using Time-Outs
Anger Journal
Unit 4: Self-Talk
Self-Talk
Positive Self-Talk and Anger
Self-Talk Log
Unit 5: Shame and Empowerment
Shame and Empowerment
Shame
Signals that Shame May Be Present
Potential Effects in Coming from a Shame-Based Family
The Cycles of Shame and Empowerment
Defenses
Moving Toward Empowerment
Unit 6: Culture of Origin
Male Socialization
Control
Types of Abusive Behavior
Unit 7: Assertiveness
Styles of Relating to Others
Aggressive Behavior
Verbal and Non-verbal Elements of Assertive, Passive, and Aggressive Behavior
Assertiveness Synonyms
Assertiveness Grid
The Process of Becoming More Ass

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David J Decker

Stopping the Violence A Group Model to Change Men's Abusive Attitudes and Behaviors

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