Presentations from the conference Confronting Domestic Violence. Focus on Perpetrators are now available on our web.
Opening session
- Marius Råkil, Director of Alternativ til Vold, Norway: What does it take to change men (and women) who use violence in intimate relationships? Developments and shifts in approaches and attitudes towards perpetrators over the last 3 decades
- Berta Vall on behalf of the Nu räker det project: Nu Räcker Det: an overview of the Nordic Countries service providers for perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence; what are the challenges for the future?
Session 1 – Treatment Options for Perpetrators – Alternative to Violence Practices
- Andrés Ragnarsson, Domestic Peace, Iceland: Heimilisfriður (Domestic Peace): treatment for men and women who are violent in close relationships
- Sarah Bøgelund Dokkedahl, Professor, National Center for Psychotraumatology: NRD project results from Denmark
- Ingunn Rangul Askeland, Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, Norway: NRD project results from Norway
- Susanne N. Magnusson, Dialogue against Violence, Denmark: The treatment model at Dialogue against Violence – methods and results
Session 2 – Research on Perpetrators in Intimate Partner Violence
- Svend Aage Madsen, Department of Psychology, Copenhagen University Hospital: Men’s Mental Health: Men’s Mental Health: Undiscovered states of mind – Under treated disturbances
- Jón Ingvar Kjaran and Rannveig Sigurvinsdóttir, RIKK, Iceland: Perspectives of perpetrators in Iceland: life stories, cases and their views on support frameworks
- Juha Holma and Helena Päivinen, Department of Psychology, University of Jyväskylä: Identity constructions, discursive processes and therapeutic strategies in the treatment group for male perpetrator
Session 3 – Social frameworks and support systems for perpetrators
- Elin Winther Poulsen, Ministry of Social Affairs, Faroe Islands: Faroese plan for combating and preventing domestic violence
- Erla Hlín Hjálmarsdóttir and Kristín I. Pálsdóttir, RIKK, Iceland: Icelandic municipal collaboration on domestic violence
- Mariana Dufort, Sweden. NRD project results from Sweden: A Swedish overview of work with perpetrators of domestic violence
- Martta October, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Finland: NRD project results from Finland
- Rikke Kann, Dialogue against Violence, Denmark: Rough Love: Danish efforts towards primary and secondary prevention of violence in adolescents’ intimate relationship
- Hjálmar G. Sigmarsson, Stígamót, Iceland: Prevention education and the issue of Perpetrators
- Kirstina Stenager, National Board of Social Services, Denmark: Center of Intervention for perpetrators of intimate partner violence and their partners
- Alda H. Jóhannsdóttir and Marta K. Hreiðarsdóttir, Reykjavik Metropolitan Police, Iceland: Safer society – an Icelandic approach towards domestic violence
- Salla Hyvärinen, Lyömätön Linja Espoossa, Finland: Lyömätön Tie (Eng. The Unbeatable Way), a domestic violence intervention program
Summary
- Erla Hlín Hjálmarsdóttir: Summary from sessions 1-3