BATTER'S INTERVENTION GROUP (BIG)
Admission Criteria:
Participants are individuals who have had at least one charge of Domestic Violence and are referred by the Court.
Group Format:
Psycho-educational
Group Goals:
- To end domestic violence
- To ensure collaboration with the justice system, human service providers, and shelters to end violence
- To assure the safety of the partners of participants in our programs
- To teach offenders alternatives to coercive, dominating and violent behavior in intimate relationships.
Discharge Criteria:
Participants will be discharged from the group when:
- They have completed 27 weeks and received a certificate of completion
- If they are inappropriate for the group



