"To ensure that women know that they have options"
Support and Learning Groups
A continuous 20 week programme for women who have experienced family violence. This group focuses on educating the participants about family violence and helping them to make wise choices to increase the safety for themselves and their children.
Goals of the progamme:
- To assist the woman to explore the social, cultural and historical context of
domestic violence - To increase the woman's understanding of the effects of such violence on themselves and their families
- To empower women through education and support to deal with these effects
- To assist the woman assess safety issues for themselves and their children and make appropriate safety plans
- To provide women with information about Protection Orders, support systems and
women's rights. - To help women build their self-esteem
- To help women understand that men need to accept responsibility for their own violence
- To enable women to recognise the components of a healthy relationship and explore
future options - To ensure women know that they have options and to encourage safer choices for themselves and their children