Domestic Violence and Batterers Prevention Training
VVCDC and its collaboration seeks to offer four Mental Health training programs:
(1) Vermont Corridor Domestic Violence Awareness Campaign
(2) Domestic Violence Prevention Program,
(3) Batterers & Perpetrator Intervention and
(4) Vulnerable Transitional Age Youth (TAY).
Vermont Corridor Domestic Violence Awareness Campaign is an outreach and engagement program for our neighbors in SPA 6 and the surrounding area which will engage families in the domestic violence dialogue regarding the impact this unlawful and abusive behavior has on families, children, and teens. These negative impacts include normalization and generational recurring domestic violence, arrest, incarceration, increased school drop out rates, lower educational attainment and graduation rates and inter-generational poverty.
Training Course Overviews
The following training overview prescribes why and what we do, by running concurrent trainings in the following areas to meet the demand for service. 3 tiers of training, three sessions a year 10-20 participants per sessions to fulfill this plan for 60 clients.
- Domestic Violence Intervention Program will help reduced the number of reported cases of DV by promoting health and wellness through interactive group training and workshops that address the crisis, symptoms, and risk factors of DV perpetrators. This illness of psychological control, threatening, verbal abuse, isolation and misuse of another individual or family’s basic freedoms can be treated before escalating into physical harm or even death. Many surveyed by the Black Leadership Survey report of 2017, claim that, “DV clients identify systemic oppression as the most significant causes of domestic violence. Economic stress, childhood trauma and experiences with violence, followed by substance abuse and racism were the next most cited causes of domestic violence in communities and family leaders.” More individualized factors like anger management issues, sexism, poor self-esteem or jealousy ranked, rather high also. Our domestic violence class addresses the abuser or abused, we offer techniques to help diffuse an abusive situation and empowers those involved with a self-defense mechanism and other legal remedies or consequences for not acting on the situation.
- Batterer & Perpetrator Treatment and Intervention, unlike Domestic Violence has now reached a level physical violence requiring a more rigid method of training, specific to harm and endangering the life of another. Our research-based curriculum for both voluntary and court-mandated individuals which meets the requirements of California Penal Code 1203.097, used to assist batterers. This batterer’s intervention training, generally occurs 26 or 52-week curriculum’s, depending on the severity of the case. Our training methods will help a perpetrator, eliminate or control a violent nature, managing emotions, roles in relationships, gender roles, socialization, power and control and the impact of this type of violence on children, if any. Promoting the use of effective communication methods, appropriate conflict de-escalation and resolution techniques. Batterers training will help individuals understand the dynamics of emotional, physical, and psychological, sexual, financial, and child trauma this brings on the family.
- Vulnerable Transitional Age Youth (TAY) curriculum is for individuals aged 16-25 who, have been or currently, are involved with the Juvenile Court System, DCFS and/or are homeless. We assess the functional and behavioral strengths and deficits of each participant from a perspective that is age appropriate in order to provide group, age and gender specific training that focuses on teaching and mentoring to improve physical, mental, social, and emotional wellbeing. Our Instructors have a solid understanding of the intricacies of age and gender grouping and they are proficient at engaging them both effectively and efficiently. Each participant will be treated with respect and individuals will receive services tailored to their personal situational needs. A customized plan will be developed to strengthen their abilities to cope and their outlook towards the future, and throughout the process each participant will be provided positive goals and incentives.
Implementation Strategy:
The Global Assessment of Individual Needs Q-3 (GAIN) tools will be utilized in the intake and evaluation of each program participant. The confidential information collected will be utilized to identify and address a wide range of concerns including, physical and mental health, stress, risk behaviors, and life satisfaction. Assessments are private as well as confidential, and all staff with access to them understand the need for the restrictions on sharing and disclosure of client information.
Vermont Corridor Domestic Violence Awareness Campaign
Outreach & Marketing
The goal of the outreach and engagement program is to attract individuals from our rather large church community as well as our neighbors in SPA 6 and the surrounding areas. We will engage families in domestic violence dialogue regarding the impact on families and this unlawful, abusive behavior has on families, children, and teens. Of critical importance is that we provide a safe and secure haven on the grounds of Crenshaw Christian Center which encourages and enables, free, open, and candid dialogue without fear or intimidation. Being a long-standing member of the predominantly African-American and Latino communities, families residing within SPA 6, will be informed by using cultural, relevance and sensitivity to the needs of our neighborhood.
We have developed large and diverse data bases for social media and emails. However in order to create a buzz and reach individuals who do not utilize such mediums, our savvy communicative methodologies will also use conventional bench ads, newspapers and flyers in a very wide variety of local community spaces and settings that include but are not limited to: Community Mental Health Clinics, DPSS & DCFS Offices, DHS Clinics, Wellness Centers, Churches, Board and Cares, Schools, Parks, Transitional and Half-way Houses, Battered Partner Shelters, Churches, Barber Shops, Hair/Nail Salons, and other places people traditionally gather or congregate.