DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENDERS

DECIDE can help if you answer YES to any of the following questions …

• Do you find that the more you try to control things the more things get out of control?
• Has more than one person mentioned to you that you have an anger problem?
• Have you insulted your partner by calling her names, or said things that caused her to feel uncomfortable, embarrassed or afraid?
• Have you criticized, made fun of, or shamed a child?
• Do you pressure your partner or children to do things your way?
• Have you ever threatened to harm your partner or a child, or threatened the people, pets or belongings important to them?
• Have you ever become physical with your partner or a child when you were angry?
• Do you have strong feelings of jealousy or suspicion about other people who interact with your partner?
• Has your partner, or a child, ever been afraid of you?
• Do you ever notice yourself repeating behaviors that you witnessed in your home growing up that upset you as a child?
• If you treated your friends or co-workers the same way you treat your partner or the mother of your children, would you still have friends or a job?

DECIDE … an educational program for change is based on the beliefs that:

• Abuse and interpersonal violence are learned behaviors that can be unlearned.
  
• Abuse and interpersonal violence are social problems requiring changes at individual, institutional and cultural levels.
  
• Domestic abuse is a pattern of pressure or force used to maintain power and control in a relationship, not a loss of control.
  
• Domestic abuse can be emotional, psychological, physical, sexual or financial. Domestic abuse destroys relationships and families.
• Domestic abuse harms children’s emotional, psychological and medical well being.

DECIDE offers the following services:

• Education Group
• Case Management Support
• Community Education
• Professional In-Service Training