Psychosocial treatment of perpetrators of domestic violence

Information

Programme Psychosocial treatment of perpetrators of domestic violence
Organisation Društvo za psihološku pomoć (SPA)
Country Croatia
City Zagreb
Contact name Dragan Jusupović
Contact mail spa(at)dpp.hr
Phone +385 1 4826 111
Website www.dpp.hr
Short name HR_PSDR
Organisation type NGO/foundation/charity
Programme location Urban area
Programme started in the year 2006
  • 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
  • Minors using violence
  • Women using violence
  • Family relationships

Support for ...

  • Female victims of domestic violence
  • Children

Counselling

  • Individual counselling
  • Group work

Type of training offered

  • Group work skills
  • Individual work skills
  • Heterosexual male domestic violence
  • Women using violence
  • Minors using violence
  • Mandated clients
  • Coordinated community response

Referral

  • Convicted by criminal court, required to attend programme as part of community based sentence
  • Referred by social services/child protection
  • Self-referred/voluntarily attending

Approach

  • Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)

Funding sources

  • Criminal justice system funds