Family Violence Intervention Program (FVIP)

"Creating a Process of Change for Persons Who Batter"

Care Lodge Domestic Violence Shelter, Inc. offers this comprehensive educational program to provide an opportunity for change to batterers who have been found guilty of domestic violence in the local court system. This  program is based on the Duluth Model which was created in 1984. It is a national recognized program in stopping abusive behavior. There has been success in breaking the cycle of violence in communities that have implemented this curriculum.

This program has five objectives:

To Teach... the participant to understand that acts of violence are a means of controlling their partner's actions, thoughts and feelings. (Power and Control Wheel)

To Increase... the participant's understanding of the cause of their violence by examining their belief system and the cultural and social contexts in which they operate.  (Cycle of Violence Wheel)

To Increase... the participant's willingness to change their actions by examining the negative effects of their behavior.

To Encourage... the participant to become accountable to those they have hurt by helping them to acknowledge their abusive behavior, accept responsibility and take specific steps to change.

To Provide... the participant with practical information on how to change abusive behavior by exploring non-controlling and non-violent ways of relating to their partner. (Equality Wheel)

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