Domestic Violence Batterer's Intervention Group
The Domestic Violence Batterer's Intervention Group is an education based program that makes survivor safety its primary priority, holds the offenders accountable, and promotes a coordinated community response to domestic violence. It is designed to provide services to change abusive and controlling behaviors. The Batterer's Intervention Group teaches batterers to:
What to Expect
Participants will attend a group led by a state certified BIP facilitator. This group provides men and women who use violence with the opportunity and skills to change their behavior, beliefs, and attitudes that support their use of violence against intimate partners. We offer separate groups for men and women:
Inquiring clients must call Crown Counseling at (219) 663-6353 to schedule an intake appointment in order to become a client and join either group. The Male Batterers' Intervention Program is currently meeting:
Tuesday Hammond 10 am -1130am
Tuesday Crown Point 7 pm- 830 pm
Thursday Crown Point 10 am-1130 am
Sunday 930 am- 11 am
The Female Batterers' Intervention program schedule can be discussed with the program facilitator after speaking with our intake coordinator. Please call us at (219) 663-6353 to schedule an intake appointment.
Red Flags of Abuse:
The Domestic Violence Batterer's Intervention Group is an education based program that makes survivor safety its primary priority, holds the offenders accountable, and promotes a coordinated community response to domestic violence. It is designed to provide services to change abusive and controlling behaviors. The Batterer's Intervention Group teaches batterers to:
- Understand the major differences between anger management concerns and domestic violence.
- Understand the major differences between anger management concerns and domestic violence.
- Take responsibility for their behavior by acknowledging their roles in abusive relationship.
- Embrace effective and violence-free communication patterns with their partners and children.
- Establish more balanced foundations of behavior that include respectful and safe interactions with others.
- Find helpful ways to manage strong emotions and to regulate thought patterns before they become dangerous.
What to Expect
Participants will attend a group led by a state certified BIP facilitator. This group provides men and women who use violence with the opportunity and skills to change their behavior, beliefs, and attitudes that support their use of violence against intimate partners. We offer separate groups for men and women:
- The Male Batterers' Intervention Group is an open group with a 27 week revolving curriculum and uses the Duluth model to provide education and intervention for male batterers.
- The Female Batterers' Intervention Group is an open group that is a 26 week course and uses the DV Turning Points curriculum to provide education, support, advocacy, and therapy female batterers.
Inquiring clients must call Crown Counseling at (219) 663-6353 to schedule an intake appointment in order to become a client and join either group. The Male Batterers' Intervention Program is currently meeting:
Tuesday Hammond 10 am -1130am
Tuesday Crown Point 7 pm- 830 pm
Thursday Crown Point 10 am-1130 am
Sunday 930 am- 11 am
The Female Batterers' Intervention program schedule can be discussed with the program facilitator after speaking with our intake coordinator. Please call us at (219) 663-6353 to schedule an intake appointment.
Red Flags of Abuse:
- A push for quick involvement
- Jealousy
- Controlling behaviors
- Unrealistic expectations
- Blaming others for problems and mistakes
- Make everyone else responsible for your feelings
- Hypersensitivity
- Cruelty to animals and children
- "Playful" use of force during sex
- Verbal abuse
- Rigid sex roles
- Sudden mood swings
- Threats of violence
North Office (Main)
1308 North Main Street Crown Point, IN 46307 |
Hammond Office (Satellite)
7025 Indianapolis Blvd Hammond, IN 46324 |
Contact Us
Phone: (219) 663-6353 Fax: (219) 663-6155 |