Freedom Programme - Thurs PM - Online

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The Freedom Programme examines the roles played by attitudes and beliefs on the actions of abusive men and the responses of victims and survivors. The aim is to help them to make sense of and understand what has happened to them, instead of the whole experience just feeling like a horrible mess. The Freedom Programme also describes in detail how children are affected by being exposed to this kind of abuse and very importantly how their lives are improved when the abuse is removed. It is run over 12 weeks and is a rolling programme. The course runs for 2-hours What are the aims? · To help women understand the beliefs held by abusive men and in doing so, recognise which of these beliefs they have shared, in order to help them better protect themselves and their children · To illustrate the effects of domestic violence on children · To assist women to recognise potential future abusers · To help women gain self-esteem and the confidence to improve the quality of their lives · To inform women about community resources such as Women’s Aid, the Police Domestic Violence Unit, etc

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