Domestic Violence

Jeff:

"The first time I met with a counselor at FCS, I was very angry and defensive. I felt like the whole world was against me. I didn’t believe my counselor the first time she tried to explain that I had more control over my anger than I realized. I agreed to stick with the counseling, for a while anyway. With my counselor’s help, I eventually learned that being angry is a choice I make. Now I have learned to manage the way I think and react to situations in a more productive way. Even my family has noticed that I seem happier and less defensive."

The Domestic Violence Intervention Program offers intervention for individuals who have committed emotional, physical, sexual, or any other kind of abuse toward an intimate partner. The DVIP curriculum can be conducted in as many as 48 weekly sessions; however, at FCS the program is conducted as a series of 16 weekly group sessions.

Program Description

Program Limitations

Program Fees

Additional Information

Help for Victims

Program Description

The concepts, skills and issues participants have the opportunity to develop through DVIP include:

	Accepting Responsibility
	Problem Solving
	Communication Skills
	Developing a Partnership
	Rational Thinking
	Values Clarification
	Building Trust
	Self-Discipline
	Respect

Program Limitations

Completion of the DVIP is no guarantee of change in the participant's behavior. The program seeks to offer education and insight to encourage change, but the actual change is at the discretion of each participant and remains beyond the ability of this program to control.

Program Fees

Fees for the DVIP include $50 for the initial screening interview and $30 for each of the sixteen sessions. A one-time fee of $20 is also due at the first session to purchase the handbook which will be used throughout the program.

Help for Victims

National Domestic Violence Hotline

1-800-799-7233 (SAFE)

In Alabama: 1-800-650-6522

Also visit www.acadv.org or www.womenslaw.org

For Additional Information

Call (205)752-2504 or Toll Free 1-866-916-2504

Monday - Friday

8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. CST