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Standards for Batterer Intervention Programs in Canada: A History and Review

Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
April 1999

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This article reports on the growing trend of setting standards for intervention with batterers. All existing Canadian standards for batterer intervention programs (BIPs) are examined, including a discussion on how they came into effect and any controversy associated with their development. A brief background of the battering intervention field and the growth of BIP standards in North America is provided. followed by a description of the types and content of Canadian standards. Compliance with standards were mandatory in two regions and voluntary in three others. Two more regions had standards in a draft stage of development. Elements of standards typically included directives on: general program goals: the protocol and procedures programs should follow, including counselling format: and program staff ethics and qualifications. The article concludes with a discussion of the findings and suggestions for improving standards.

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Cet article examine la tendance croissante è l'uniformisation dans les programmes d'intervention auprès des conjoints violents. Une étude a été menée è l'échelle du Canada afin d'identifier toutes les normes existantes, leur mise en oeuvre dans les programmes d'intervention et les controversy éventuelles qui ont entouré leur élaboration. Après un bref historique de l'intervention auprès de cette clientèle et de l'élaboration des normes dans les programmes nord-américains pour conjoints violents, l'article décrit les différents types et le contenu des normes canadiennes avant de proposer, en conclusion, une discussion des résultats ainsi que des suggestions pour l'amélioration de ces normes. L'observance des normes étail obligatoire dans deux régions et facultative dans trois autres. Deux autres régions étaient en train d'elaborer des normes. Dans ces différentes normes se retrovaient certains éléments typiques tels que des lignes conductrices sur les objectifs généraux des programmes, les protocoles et procédures è suivre, notamment on ce qui concerne le genre de counselling, et la déontologie ainsi que les qualifications du personnel impliqué dans les programmes.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 18Number 1April 1999
Pages: 19 - 38

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Juergen Dankwort
Juliet Austin

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