NATIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTES
NY Model for Batterer Programs National Training Institute
Offender Accountability and Batterer Programs
Probation / Parole / Community Supervision
Registration Fee: $125 per person
ATTENTION - NYS SOCIAL WORKERS*: NYS Education Department approved
9 CEU Contact Hours for Licensed Social Workers
ATTENTION - ADDICTION & PREVENTION SPECIALISTS*
Earn 9 CASAC, CPP, CPS Clock Hours
* additional $50 per person
Rockland County, NY
Thursday May 9, 2019
Friday May 10, 2019
Hotel Accommodations: Reservations on your own:
Offender Accountability and Batterer Programs
Probation / Parole / Community Supervision
Registration Fee: $125 per person
ATTENTION - NYS SOCIAL WORKERS*: NYS Education Department approved
9 CEU Contact Hours for Licensed Social Workers
ATTENTION - ADDICTION & PREVENTION SPECIALISTS*
Earn 9 CASAC, CPP, CPS Clock Hours
* additional $50 per person
Rockland County, NY
Thursday May 9, 2019
Friday May 10, 2019
Hotel Accommodations: Reservations on your own:
- West Gate Inn Nyack, 26 Route 59, Nyack, NY 10960 (6.5 mi), 845 358-8100
- Candlewood Suites, 20 Overlook Blvd, Nanuet, NY 10954 (3.3 mi), 877 660-8543
- The Time Nyack, 400 High Ave, Nyack, NY 10960 (6.5 mi), (845) 675-8700
Rockland Schedule and Tentative Agenda:
Day 1
Check-in begins at 9:00 am
9:30 - 11:00 am: Welcome, Introductions, Definitions (domestic violence, offender accountability, etc.)
11:30 - 1:00 pm: Overview of the NY Model for Batterer Programs; Can men change? Reasonable expectations
1:00 - 2:00 pm: Lunch
2:00 - 3:30 pm: Special Guest Speaker, TBD
Day 2
9:30 – 11:00 am Accountability mechanisms used in NY Model batterer programs, Accountability mechanisms useful for alcoholism and other drug dependence programs, parole, probation, etc. in dealing with domestic violence offenders, Risk assessment discussion
11:30 – 1:00 pm Role of instructors, facilitators in NY Model batterer programs, including setting limits and delivering curriculum material. Demonstration of registration, session and staff development (training)
1:00 - 2:00 pm: Lunch
2:00 - 3:30 pm Clarification, Q & A, Check out, Evaluations, Attendance Certificates
Background & Focus of the NY Model for Batterer Programs
In 1978, VCS Inc. developed the first batterer program in New York. Ten years later, VCS partnered with Catholic Charities of Buffalo NY to best resolve controversy generated by batterer programs regarding their purpose. Are programs appropriate as treatment and rehabilitation or best used for accountability and monitoring? Can they achieve both? By listening to the collective wisdom of battered women’s advocates locally and across the country, the NY Model for Batterer Programs was developed. This clear and replicable design, consistently updated, contributes to the efforts to eliminate and prevent domestic violence. Measurable outcomes support the efficacy of NY Model Batterer Programs.
Who Should Attend
The training is designed for judges, court clerks and other court personnel, probation and parole officers, prosecutors, defense bar, and domestic violence advocates. This training is also useful for those who work in batterer programs and with domestic violence offenders in other venues. Social Workers and CASAC and CPP professionals are especially invited and will hear invaluable information that will inform their practice .
Institute Co-Directors and Institute Faculty
Phyllis B. Frank: Founding Director, VCS Domestic Violence Program for Men; Co-founder, Past Pres., NYS Coalition Against Domestic Violence;
Gregory R. White: Director, Domestic Violence Program for Men, Catholic Charities of Buffalo, NY;
Susanne Fitzpatrick, Darla Salmon, Nelson Izquierdo VCS Inc., Rockland County, NY; Dr. Chris O'Sullivan, Evaluation and Research Consultant, NY
To register for Rockland over the phone, or for more info, call: VCS: (845) 842-9118
Day 1
Check-in begins at 9:00 am
9:30 - 11:00 am: Welcome, Introductions, Definitions (domestic violence, offender accountability, etc.)
11:30 - 1:00 pm: Overview of the NY Model for Batterer Programs; Can men change? Reasonable expectations
1:00 - 2:00 pm: Lunch
2:00 - 3:30 pm: Special Guest Speaker, TBD
Day 2
9:30 – 11:00 am Accountability mechanisms used in NY Model batterer programs, Accountability mechanisms useful for alcoholism and other drug dependence programs, parole, probation, etc. in dealing with domestic violence offenders, Risk assessment discussion
11:30 – 1:00 pm Role of instructors, facilitators in NY Model batterer programs, including setting limits and delivering curriculum material. Demonstration of registration, session and staff development (training)
1:00 - 2:00 pm: Lunch
2:00 - 3:30 pm Clarification, Q & A, Check out, Evaluations, Attendance Certificates
Background & Focus of the NY Model for Batterer Programs
In 1978, VCS Inc. developed the first batterer program in New York. Ten years later, VCS partnered with Catholic Charities of Buffalo NY to best resolve controversy generated by batterer programs regarding their purpose. Are programs appropriate as treatment and rehabilitation or best used for accountability and monitoring? Can they achieve both? By listening to the collective wisdom of battered women’s advocates locally and across the country, the NY Model for Batterer Programs was developed. This clear and replicable design, consistently updated, contributes to the efforts to eliminate and prevent domestic violence. Measurable outcomes support the efficacy of NY Model Batterer Programs.
Who Should Attend
The training is designed for judges, court clerks and other court personnel, probation and parole officers, prosecutors, defense bar, and domestic violence advocates. This training is also useful for those who work in batterer programs and with domestic violence offenders in other venues. Social Workers and CASAC and CPP professionals are especially invited and will hear invaluable information that will inform their practice .
Institute Co-Directors and Institute Faculty
Phyllis B. Frank: Founding Director, VCS Domestic Violence Program for Men; Co-founder, Past Pres., NYS Coalition Against Domestic Violence;
Gregory R. White: Director, Domestic Violence Program for Men, Catholic Charities of Buffalo, NY;
Susanne Fitzpatrick, Darla Salmon, Nelson Izquierdo VCS Inc., Rockland County, NY; Dr. Chris O'Sullivan, Evaluation and Research Consultant, NY
To register for Rockland over the phone, or for more info, call: VCS: (845) 842-9118
For information about workshops, training or technical assistance, on domestic violence offenders, batterer programs or related issues, tailored to meet the needs of your organization, please contact us.
VCS Inc.
Tel: (845) 842-9118
Email: nymbp@vcs-inc.org
VCS Inc.
Tel: (845) 842-9118
Email: nymbp@vcs-inc.org