Domestic Violence Intervention

This 26-session program provides individual assessment and group model education and intervention to the perpetrators involved in violence against intimate partners.

The program consists of:

• Intake Appointment
• 6-week Orientation Group
• 16-session Intervention Group covering 8 topics related to battering and family  violence
• 2 Individual Sessions during the group cycle
• Out take Appointment
• On-going consultation and communication with participants and referral source

UNC’s Domestic Violence Education and Intervention Program follows the standards established by the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence and the Batterers Intervention Services of Pennsylvania.

UNC’s Domestic Violence Center:

• Holds men accountable for the crime of domestic violence.
• Teaches about family violence and the  dynamics of an abusive relationship.
• Identifies the impact of drug and alcohol abuse on the battering relationship and the family.
• Provides for the ethical and moral development of participants.
• Teaches assertiveness, rather than aggressiveness.
• Provides participants with education on the impact of domestic violence on  children and the family structure.
• Refers participants to appropriate social services agencies for assessment and  treatment.

Mandated referrals are received from both the criminal and the civil court systems of Lackawanna County, as well as county and state probation/parole. Referrals from social service agencies are accepted on a case-by-case basis when space is available.  Self-referral is also accepted.

UNC’s Domestic Violence Education and Intervention Program maintains victim safety as its highest priority.