reducing levels of violence...

Additional Resources

The Conflict Center Staff is highly skilled and experienced in education and training to help reduce levels of violence in your family.

The staff, however, does not engage in psychological, psychiatric, or spiritual counseling.

Reducing levels of violence in our families begins with each individual member of the family.

In certain cases, it may be appropriate for individual family members to seek professional counseling to deal with self-inflicted violence before the family can move forward and learn ways of reducing violence within the family unit. For example, a parent dealing with substance abuse is not a good candidate for a training class in Parenting.

Examples of self-inflicted violence are described in the section of reducing violence in your personal life... where Additional Resources are suggested at the individual level.

If your actions are preventing other family members from growing, maturing, and reaching their full potential, you may be practicing forms of violence.

For assistance in dealing with substance abuse, please consult your local resources. In the Denver/Boulder area one can access the Directory of Licensed Treatment Programs for professional assistance.

If you are aware of personal behavior (such as domestic abuse, sexual abuse, Munchhausen Syndrome by Proxy, etc.) within the family, then some form of professional assistance may be appropriate. Please consult your local resources for a professional therapist for help. There are several types of Therapists. To locate the appropriate type of therapist, you may find it informative to access resources such as Find-A-Therapist:

"the differences between therapists show up in the area of their theoretical orientation, which describes their basic philosophy and beliefs about what causes mental health distress and how they work with clients.

Psychiatrists are medical doctors and can prescribe medication. Very few psychiatrists also provide psychotherapy but usually refer to and work in conjunction with other psychotherapists.

Psychologists usually have a Doctorate in Psychology and have completed an internship under supervision.

Counselors usually have a Master's degree in Counseling and have completed an internship under supervision.

Clinical Social Workers typically have a Master's degree in Social Work and have completed a supervised internship."

Reference:Find-A-Therapist

Family Therapists and Counselors are generally available in most communities. For example in the Denver Metro area, one might consult CAFCA

Colorado Association of Family and Children's Agencies

Domestic Violence Resources
(ref: National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center)

Intimate Partner and Family Violence Fact Sheet
www.safeyouth.org/scripts/facts/intimate.asp
This NYVPRC fact sheet provides an overview of violence within families and couples, contributing factors, and effects on children of witnessing violence.

Dating Violence Fact Sheet for Teens
www.safeyouth.org/scripts/teens/dating.asp
This NYVPRC fact sheet provides information for teens about relationship violence, warning signs to watch out for, and steps to take if it happens to you.

Extent, Nature, and Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence: Findings from the National Violence Against Women Survey
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/pubs-sum/181867.htm
This National Institute of Justice report presents findings from a survey of 8,000 U.S. women and 8,000 U.S. men about their experiences as victims of intimate partner violence (rape, physical assault, and stalking).

Office on Violence Against Women
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/vawo/
The Office on Violence Against Women is a component of the U.S. Department of Justice which works with other offices, agencies, and jurisdictions to implement the 1994 Violence Against Women Act and subsequent legislation.

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
www.ncadv.org
The mission of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) is to work for major societal changes necessary to eliminate both personal and societal violence against all women and children. NCADV established National Domestic Violence Awareness Month in 1987.

National Domestic Violence Hotline
http://www.ndvh.org
The National Domestic Violence Hotline provides victims of domestic violence across the nation finally with a resource available to them toll-free, 24-hours a day, 365 days a year. With a database of more than 4,000 shelters and service providers across the United States, Puerto Rico, Alaska, Hawaii and the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Hotline provides callers with information they might otherwise have found difficult or impossible to obtain. In fact, for approximately 60 percent of the callers, calling the Hotline is their first step in finding safety from the violence plaguing their lives.

Stalking and Domestic Violence
www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/ojp/186157.pdf
This publication gives an overview of the problem of stalking and domestic violence. It also discusses the law and efforts by the Department of Justice to respond to the problems.

VAWNet
www.vawnet.org
The National Electronic Network on Violence Against Women, or VAWNet, provides resources for advocates working to end domestic violence, sexual assault, and other violence in the lives of women and their children.

The National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center is sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Federal partners working on youth violence.

© 2006 The Conflict Center Report Technical Problems	[Home] [About Us] [Contact Us] [Search our Site]