Type:	Conference Paper
Title:	Working in Indigenous Perpetrator Programs : proceedings of a forum, Adelaide 4 & 5 August 1999
Authors:	Thompson, Robyn
Keywords:	Perpetrators;Perpetrator programs;Indigenous issues
Population:	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Year:	2000
Publisher:	Ministerial Council for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs
Notes:	Includes papers presented at a forum, which brought together workers in perpetrator programmes for indigenous men and various programmes aimed at preventing family violence in indigenous communities. Issues explored include programming, post-prison problems, community dysfunction and the need for community healing. Asserts that without ongoing education, counselling and recreational programmes, violence in the indigenous population will become endemic and continue through generations.
Contents:	'What's a nice girl like me doing in a place like this?' 'Risks, needs and responsivity in violence rehabilitation: implications for programs with Indigenous offenders' 'Post-prison experience for male heterosexual victims of sexual abuse and heterosexual males who form homesexual relations for safety and self-protection while incarcerated' 'The anti-violence project: Koori MEND Group' 'Methods and models for program delivery' - Round table discussion; 'Talking about "perpetrator programs"' 'Aboriginal family violence: prevention and crisis intervention issues' 'Program Evaluation' - Round table session; 'Northern Territory court mandated pilot program for offenders of domestic and family violence' 'Best practice versus intervention research: the Northern Territory's experience' 'Violence and healing: men's and women's business' - Round table session.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/21025
ISBN:	9780724546114
Physical description:	vii, 232 p. ; 25 cm.
Appears in Collections:	Conference Papers

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