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Brother for Change

A Domestic Violence Programme

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Overview
What is Brother for Change?
How to Participate in Brothers for Change Group.
Procedure
Effects of Battering Over Time on:
Overview

Brother for is an innovative program of the Department of Correctional Services which started at the St. Ann’s Bay Probation Office in June 1999. The programme is aimed at reducing domestic violence against women and children.

As the name suggests, it focuses on the male perpetrator with a view to help him to change his violent behaviour.

What is Brother for Change?

Brother for change is a Domestic Violence programme in response to family violence and abuse against women and children.

The goal of Brother for Change is to help men with their violent and abusive behaviour towards their spouses, children or any other family member. This is done in an Educational group setting.

The aims are to help each man to:

  • Acknowledge the violence and abuse that occur
  • Understand the reasons for these behaviours
  • Take responsibilities for their own actions
  • Develop and practice behaviours that are non-violent
  • Develop more effective and non-abusive communication skills
  • Understand Sexual Reproductive Health issues.

A partner Alliance has been established with Family Planning (Fam Plan) and the courts in ST. Ann in implementing and ensuring its continuity.

How to Participate in Brothers for Change Group.

Male offender may be ordered to attend the programme by the court.

A male offender can voluntarily enter the programme.

Others can be referred by a partner, friend, pastor or counsellor.

It is a group therapy programme. This group experience is the core of the programme.

There is ongoing support to the programme by the Probation After-Care Officers who are the main stakeholders. Sessions are held twice fortnightly for one and half hours.

For both the intake and advanced group, forty (40) session are implemented.

Procedure
Procedure

The programme operates in two stages

  1. Intake – for new entrants
  2. Advanced- for those members who have done level 1.

Intake Procedure

  1. Interviews are done and Inform and Voluntary Consent form are completed.
  2. Client Information.
  3. Provocation Inventory Form

During orientation the following forms are completed and signed by the client and facilitator.

  1. Criteria Guidance form
  2. Individual formal Treatment Plan
  3. Anger Journal form
  4. Article on time out

After this initiation, treatment begins which leads to the advanced Stage.

Effects of Battering Over Time on:
Effects of Battering Over Time on:
WOMEN:

  1. Isolation from others and family members
  2. Low self-esteem, Depression
  3. Increased alcohol or drug abuse
  4. Emotional problems, illness
  5. Pain and injuries
  6. Permanent Physical damage
  7. Death

CHILDREN:

  1. Emotional Problems
  2. Illness
  3. Increase fear
  4. Anger
  5. Increased risk of abuse
  6. Injuries and death
  7. Repetition of abusive behaviour
MEN:

  1. Increase belief that power and control are achieved by violence
  2. Increase in violent behaviour
  3. Increased contact with law enforcement
  4. Increased emotional problems
  5. Decreased self-esteem

SOCIETY:

  1. Increase in crime
  2. Increase in legal, police, medical and counselling cost
  3. Cost of prisons
  4. Perpetuation of cycle of violence
  5. Perpetuation of myths of inequality of women and men
  6. Decrease in quality of life

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