Journey Beyond Abuse: A Step-By-Step Guide to Facilitating Women's Domestic Abuse Groups - Softcover

Kay-Laurel Fischer; Michael F. McGrane

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0940069148 ISBN 13: 9780940069145

Publisher: Fieldstone Alliance, 1997

Synopsis

Create compelling women's groups that deal effectively with domestic abuse Journey Beyond Abuse and its accompanying participant's journal, Moving Beyond Abuse, give you complete tools for facilitating a powerful group with life-changing results. Used together, these unique books can help you create a program where women increase their understanding of the dynamics of abuse, feel less alone and isolated, feel empowered to make positive choices, and have a greater awareness to channels of safety. Adapt this flexible program to your group's specific needs No two groups are the same. Journey Beyond Abuse gives you twenty-one group sessions, which you can combine to create groups of differing length and focus. The sessions are based on the successful program developed by the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation which had been used with more than 1,200 women. You'll get detailed instructions on how to facilitate each session including its goals, format, activities, and important issues that the session raises for both the participants and facilitators. This practical guide also includes an overview of the history, philosophy, and goals of this model and how to best use the program; information and tips on how to handle 28 special issues such as child care, safety and protection, and substance abuse; facilitation techniques, cofacilitation, intake and individual counseling, and recommended policies and procedures; useful appendices including reproducible forms such as a women's domestic abuse summary sheet, her goals and strengths, self-care plan; and much more.

About this title

About the Author

MICHAEL F. McGRANE, MSW, LICSW, is the director of the Wilder Community Assistance Program. In 1981, Mike founded the Men's Domestic Abuse Program and contributed to the design and implementation of the women's program. He received his master's degree in social work from the University of Minnesota, where he also served thirteen years as a clinical field instructor.

KAY-LAUREL FISCHER, MA, LP, is a counseling psychologist with the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation Community Assistance Program in St. Paul, Minnesota. She has had a professional focus for over ten years on women's issues and domestic abuse. Kay-Laurel is a graduate of the Alfred Adler Institue, a licensed psychologist, and a member of Minnesota Women's Psychologists.

Review

"A rich resource. Clear and precise. An important tool to a facilitator in all phases of a battered women's group." -- Lou Powell, Facilitator and Advocate, Women's Advocates, St. Paul, MN

"Finally, a focused and comprehensive program for women's healing. Use it!" -- Sue Cramer, LCSW, Navy Family Advocacy Program, San Diego, California

"This book should be used as a guide by all who daily confront this unspeakable tragedy." -- The late Sheila Wellstone, National Leader and Spokesperson on Issues of Domestic Violence

"Valuable for women in a support group environment making the decision whether to stay in or leave the abusive relationship." -- Jacqueline Smith-Munson, Domestic Abuse Educator, Private Consultant

Edition details

• Publisher: Fieldstone Alliance
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0940069148
• ISBN 13: 9780940069145
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208