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BATTERER INTERVENTION PROGRAM ENROLL TODAY
Our BIP Intervention program has the primary goal of rehabilitating the client and strengthen the family unit. The sessions and lessons are targeted to increase responsibility for the domestic violent act by the client, gain awareness on how the client’s behavior impacts the entire family, and increase empathy for the victim(s) of the violence. BIP uses the evidence-based S.T.O.P curriculum designed by Dr. David Wexler, PsyD.
TYPES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE:
◼ Domestic violence means willfully or recklessly causing or trying to cause bodily injury to a household member or placing a household member in fear or serious injury. There are many ways of exerting power and control over another person which are considered violent.
◼ Physical Violence: This includes striking, hitting, grabbing, slapping, shoving, pushing, kicking, choking, scratching, punching pulling, hitting with weapons or objects, stabbing or shooting.
◼ Emotional Violence: This includes a systematic attempt to control another person’s thinking and control of another person’s behavior by the threat or perceived threat of violence.
◼ Sexual Violence: This occurs when someone forces another person to have sexual contact by means of physical force or threats. Included are oral sex, sodomy, or forced sex with objects or with other people.
◼ Economic Violence: This involves control of another person’s behavior through the threat of economic repercussions.
◼ Verbal Abuse: This involves consistent degradation of another person verbally.
◼ All these types of violence are ways in which someone can dominate, control and intimidate another person. They have serious psychological and physical consequences for the victim and for the unintended victim such as children or other household members.
BIP Program promotes awareness, attitudes, and behavior:
1. Accountability as demonstrated by stripping away all power and control over the victim/partner.
2. Elimination and reshaping of all behaviors, language, values and beliefs used to maintain power over intimate partners and support abusive conduct.
3. Respect for the equal rights of partners in a relationship.
4. Empathy for victims' experiences.
5. The financial, personal and social costs of abusive behavior to victims and their families.
6. The importance of the batterer demonstrating what has been learned and what commitment to change has been made.
7. The importance of and responsibility to become involved in community efforts to decrease domestic violence by:
a. Confronting other abusers in everyday situations.
b. Bringing other abusers into the program.
c. Encouraging non-violent attitudes and behaviors in the community by participation in educational functions and activities which promote non-violence in relationships.
DEALING WITH CONFLICT
Conflict is tricky. It can seem to come from nowhere, or it can be brewing under the surface for weeks. Maybe the arguments between people may be long, drawn-out, and exhaustive but feel circular or unresolved. Maybe they explode so quickly that you aren’t even sure what happened—or maybe they never escalate to more than a blip on the radar. Perhaps only one of you even thinks you’re in conflict, while the other is unaware. However conflict is present and, odds are there’s room for improvement.
SAFE RELATIONSHIPS
We are dedicated to help men and women understand where painful triggers come from and reduce anger using evidence-based cognitive behavioral skills. Our goal is to eliminate verbal and physical violence in all your relationships. We will re-evaluate your belief systems and behaviors that are probably contributing to abusive behaviors. We also address inter-generational shame which keeps us stuck in drama cycles. You will learn to express yourself in healthier manners, and create connections, all in harmony with the people you care about, and everyone else.
OUR BRAIN AND TRAUMA
We understand that aggressive behaviors may be sourced in anxiety mixed with unresolved recent and old traumatic experiences. When experiencing a "perceived" threat or shame, some brains are programmed to fight, flight or freeze. Some people lash out aggressively, some will freeze out of fear even if "no real threat is present". We will assist you developing awareness around old wounds and how to cope with them. The GOOD NEWS IS you can learn new ways to connect with yourself and others while stopping the inner-trauma-cycle in your lives. In our programs, clients can become a better version of themselves and in turn, model it to their children and end the inter-generational cycle of abuse and shame.
RESULTS
The result is a greater sense of accomplishment and self-efficacy. You will receive constructive feedback and support in class in ways that maybe was not provided to you earlier. This translates directly into focused commitment which is the key element of lasting change. When we feel good about ourselves we want to do more of what works to feel good again and again!
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