Specialized Program for Perpetrators of Domestic Violence

Information

Programme	Specialized Program for Perpetrators of Domestic Violence
Organisation	“Open Door Centre” Foundation
Country	Bulgaria
City	Sofia, Troyan
Contact name	Zlatka Macheva
Contact mail	opendoor_centre(at)hotmail.com
Short name	BG_SP??
Organisation type	NGO/foundation/charity
Programme location	Urban area
Programme started in the year	2009

Cooperation with women's organisation
Evaluation process in place
Training offers for practitioners
Work standards available
Work manuals available
Partner Contact
Partner Support
Follow up process in place
Parenting courses

Working with ...

Heterosexual male intimate partner violence
Same-sex intimate partner violence
Minors using violence
Migrant perpetrators
Refugee perpetrators
Women using violence
Family relationships
Sexual offenders
Child abuse offenders

Support for ...

Female victims of domestic violence
Male victims of domestic violence
Children

Counselling

Individual counselling
Group work
Couple's counselling

Type of training offered

Heterosexual male domestic violence
Women using violence
Same-sex domestic violence
Minors using violence
Female victims/survivors
Male victims/survivors
Coordinated community response
Parenting and domestic violence

Referral

Convicted by criminal court, required to attend programme as part of community based sentence

Approach

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
Systemic/family therapy

Funding sources

EU/national/regional/municipal government funds
Criminal justice system funds