TEMPER DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Ltd

Profile

We run mainly groups at weekends for people who are violent and or aggressive and or abusivee with a partner or former partner and who want help to change.
Almost uniquely in this field we work with both men and women. Courses are currently held in Northampton and in Birmingham. We are looking to expand into North London and into Manchester. More than 500 people have taken part. More than 85% completed the 36 hours.

Training, Qualifications & Experience

All counsellors have been RELATE trained and have been further trained by this organisation for 25 days. BACP or BASRT or similar membership and accreditation are required.

Areas of counselling we deal with

• Abuse
• Anger Management
• Bullying
• Child Related Issues
• Couples Counselling
• Emotional Abuse
• Personality Disorders
• Physical Abuse
• Relationship Issues
• Sexual Abuse

Other areas of counselling we deal with

We are focused almost entirely on Domestic Violence and abuse, sometimes this is popularly called anger management but our focus is very much more on regulating 8 basic emotions.
About 90% of our clients are men.

The Duluth model in America has very largely failed with court mandated men to demonstrate any positive outcomes - "Partner Abuse" will give you the scientific data for the main reason that it fails. In the UK RESPECT is bent on proving that Duluth works, despite the outcomes of their flagship project in London where they only claim that 22 men had successful outcomes - of 230 men that approached them.

The focus in this agenda needs to be the safety of children, not just the safety of women . Children are potentially at risk from both parents.

Fees

The organisation is a charity and requests a donation towards the cost of an initial home visit (up to £35, and towards the cost of a course, up to £480.) People on benefits are asked to contribute a token, according to their means.

Further Information

An additional telephone number
0121 270 6168 is available. Emails can be sent to david@temper.me.uk or denise@temper.me.uk.

Temper runs with a distinctly therapeutic thread. Now about 90% of clients complete the 36 hours intensive work.
Educational programmes in the Duluth Abuser model suffer highly significant drop-out rates, typically 75% +! This is mainly because they seek to "hold men accountable" rather than work with them on realistic issues with realisable outcomes. They are focused entirely on "male intimate terrorists" when they need to be much more focused of "situational couple violence".
In ongoing relationships Johnson records 0.7% men as intimate terrorists and 0.5% women! 5% of men using situational violence compared with 1.7% of women. "Intimate terrorist" statistics explode upon separation - probably becuase of separation. Individuals and Couples need help mainly before separation - but also afterwards.

• Online, email or telephone counselling available

Published Articles

• New directions in Domestic Violence
• Working with emotions rather than just doing 'Anger Management'
• Domestic Abuse

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