Duluth: Men’s Violence Education Class

Duluth:Men’s Violence Education Class Raco Cheng Project Supervisor Harmony House 12-03-2004

Presentation Outline  “Conventional” Perspectives and Models  TheDuluth Model  Observation &Criticism

“Conventional” Perspectives Individual Perspective  Family System Perspective  Feminist Perspective

Models • EMERGE Model (Boston 1977) • Duluth Model (Minnesota) • Amend Model (Colorado) • Solution-focused Approach (Dr. Mo Yee Lee ) • A psycho-educational approach for individuals and couples (Robert Geffner with Carol Manooth) • 婚姻暴力犯之治療方案(Taiwan)

Duluth Model • Core Elements • Format • Content • Facilitator

Core Elements • Take responsibility • Reeducation • Power & Control • Cognitive-behavioral Approach

Format • Open Group • 24 Weeks

Content: The Eight Themes of the Curriculum • Non-violence • Non-threatening Behavior • Respect • Support and Trust • Accountability and Honesty • Sexual Respect • Partnership • Negotiation and Fairness

Facilitator • Gender • Role of Monitoring • Qualification

Observation & Criticism • Victims’ Safety / Support Group • Facilitators • Multi-cultural • Follow up • Effectiveness

Effectiveness • Drop out rate 50% • Recidivism 40%(Shepard, 1992) 45.9% (Saunders, 1996)

Reference: • Pence, E. & Paymar, M.(1993) “Education group for men who batter: The Duluth model” New York: Springer • Yeung ,C. (Ed.) (2002) Proceedings & Documentary Film: Training Workshop on “Treatment of Batterers in Family Violence” (24-26 October 2000) Harmony House • Geffner, R., & Mantooth, C. (2000)”Ending Spouse / Partner Abuse – A Psychoeducational Approach fo Individuals and Couples” Springer • Lee, M. Y., Sebold, J., & Uken, A.(2003) “Solution-Focused Treatment of Domestic Violence Offenders” Oxford • 林明傑, 黃志中著(2003) 「他們怎麼了？家庭暴力加害人的評估與輔導」濤石

Duluth: Men’s Violence Education Class