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Domestic
Violence Accountability
Program for Men |
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Serving Family and
Criminal Courts |
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Our Domestic Violence classes for Men
provide Albany and Rensselaer County criminal and family courts an
alternative disposition for use with cases of domestic abuse. Our philosophy
is congruent with the New York State Domestic Violence Policy for Counties
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“Men who are abusive use
emotional, psychological, economic, sexual, and physical abuse in order to
control their intimate partners. Domestic violence does not result from
individual personal or moral deficits, diseases, diminished intellect,
addiction, mental illness, poverty,
other person's behaviors, or external events. Abusers act
from a set of attitudes and beliefs about how men and women should relate in
intimate relationships. In general, abusers believe they have the right to
enforce their will on their female partners. This belief, rooted in sexism
and misogyny, is supported and tolerated by the society in which we live, a
society that has historically condoned the use of violence against women.” |
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The
classes provide a fully developed
curriculum of information based on the nation's first batterer intervention
program, Emerge. The Emerge approach is distinctive in the extent to which
it is informed by the battered women's movement and the degree to which .our
work with the batterer addresses the safety issues and other concerns of the
battered woman and her children. We recommend mandatory attendance for a
specified length of time, usually fifty two weeks. Classes are held
once a week for an hour and a half. Our
current class is being held Tuesday evening from 7:00
until 8:30 P. M. For information Call
Mike at 237-4263 Directions and Location
FAX # is 238-1036 |
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Registration Fee: $35.00
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Weekly Class Fee: Income-Based Sliding Scale |
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email: mensgroup@counselingcareandservices.org |
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