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Education Groups for Men Who Batter: The Duluth Model

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I am myself a recovering batterer. I began my process of change well over ten years ago after attending a Duluth Model program at the Center for Nonviolence in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Previously I had attended two six month long Anger Management Programs conducted by PhD Psychologists and MSW's. Today I conduct a batterers program myself using the Duluth Model outlined and explained in this book. This program has changed my life.

AFER VIETNAM FELL THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WERE SENT TO REHABILITATION CaMPS. the duluth model while well intended looks like a brain washing program dangled before men in custody who are court-ordered or coerced to shut up, listen without skepticism, and accept the guilt.their cooperation affects their getting out of jail early.
in many ways psychology resembles religion-- the opinions of "great men and women" is accepted as truths just on the weight of their perceived character. there is no mystery about men and women-- humans have been human for eons. its the self-help species that just have arrived on the scene. they create creatures such as "the batterer" that sound like real beings but are as real as 2 dimensional cartoon characters like homer s.
violence is a natural occurance. buy 2 parakeets, or two cats, dogs, gold fish-- watch them-- are the gerbils in need of therapy because one bit the other?
let non-violence be taught as a better way for people to treat each other. physical violence is not the only form of abuse-- wmen are usually far far better at wielding guilt and attacks on self-esteem. nagging is a form of emotional, psychological abuse. my theory is that anyone can be driven to anger and most of us to turn to violence if somehow one is driven too far.
though i don't buy into the duluth model i do greatly respect the founders as the kind of people you can count on to be there for you when tyragedy strikes, when hearts are broken, and when yuou need help moving.pardon the typos and thoughts which i have started on and leave to you to feel out to their logical conclusions. and to you who are somehow offended... please consider that i may be an ass but just maybe something i said has some sense to it. peace!!

Domestic Violence is a PEOPLE problem. Not a gender issue. The Duluth Model only seeks to embarrass and blame men as if it were exclusively a male characteristic, rather than giving real help to stop abusive behavior. Nevermind that women are just as likely to initiate violence against a man. Programs that use the Duluth Model are only creating an adversarial dynamic between men & women. It clearly reflects the feminist IDEOLOGY of male oppression towards women. So there is obviously a heavy bias.