The Anger/Aggression curriculum is designed for
individuals who have difficulty controlling their anger in any relationship or arena
of their lives. It is the position of My
Covenant Place’s Alpha Project that individuals with anger/aggression
management problems are at risk for becoming involved with domestic
violence. As a preventative approach, we
aim to assist these individuals who are likely to have control issues in
intimate relationships as well. However,
these individuals are not primarily abusers because they will display anger
with anyone. We screen applicants for
this program to make certain they are not more appropriate for the offender
program.
This group is a 12-week counseling/psycho-educational program designed to assist individuals with
identifying triggers for their anger/aggression and develop more positive
responses and coping mechanisms. By
providing this service, we hope to avert possible family violence.
The
Abuser Intervention Program is designed to
challenge the abusers violent behavior(s), as well as, their non-violent yet
abusive behavior(s) by changing the perpetrators world-view. This group uses a two-stage curriculum. The goal of Stage I is to help break through
abusers denial. It is didactic in nature and asks the client to learn a “new
language.” They learn the vocabulary of
domestic violence; they define abusive relationships, and they identify their
own abusive behaviors. In Stage II,
clients learn to live a “new culture.” Their beliefs about relationships are challenged, their role in the
relationship is carefully considered, and their need to control and always be
right is examined. Successful completion
from the program requires more than mere attendance. Clients are expected to achieve the following
goals:
1. Clients must acknowledge their past violence and
abuse, they must “own” their behavior
2. No longer blame others for their violence
3.
Participate meaningfully by appropriately confronting other group members, and
respond appropriately when confronted.
Clients in both stages must also complete weekly
homework assignments. Prior to
completing Stage I, the client must successfully complete a quiz of Stage I material
and write a mock letter to the sentencing judge. The purpose of this exercise is to assist the
client with solidifying information learned in Stage I.
Responsible Fatherhood Parenting
We are not only committed to keeping
victims and children safe, but also strengthening families by providing parents
and/or caretakers with the skills they need to raise children in violent free
homes. This group origin was designed to
fill a significant gap in services to maximize the safety and well-being of children
and their mothers. This 15-week
parenting group is an intervention program designed to help improve parenting skills for men who
have abused or neglected their children or exposed them to the abuse of their
mothers. This intervention focuses on
helping men end the use of abusive parenting strategies, recognize attitudes,
beliefs, and behaviors that support healthy and unhealthy father-child
relationships, and begin to appreciate the impact of child maltreatment and
domestic violence on children. The curriculum
draws from best practices in the fields of batterer intervention, parenting,
behavior change, child maltreatment, and working with resistant clients.
Alternative Behavior Circle is designed to support
women who have been violent in a relationship. Whether court ordered or
voluntarily referred, these women are challenged to examine and take
responsibility for their violent behavior. We help women cultivate and achieve honest insight into the context for
the violence.
In some instances, battered women may become more
inclined to use violence in an attempt to defend themselves. Other women have
used violence to avoid the next possible beating. This 15-week group focuses is on domestic violence education,
safety planning, healthy parenting, anger management, responsibility for
behavioral choices, and alternatives to violence.
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