Intervening with men to prevent domestic homicide

Presented by: Remi Bilodeau (Director General of the Association to the heart of man) and

                       Christine Drouin (research professional, CRI-VIFF, University of Montreal)

Description:

Domestic Homicide is an issue that raises some individual and organizational concerns within the workers who are dealing with this type of problem. They often have to deal with their own prejudices in regard to this subject and with the collective stereotyping found in the media.

The objective of the training offered by our association is to enable participants to better detect the risk of domestic homicide and feel more confident and at ease to identify the risk. In addition, the training content is made to encourage a team reflection on prevention of domestic homicide. The training content is structured as follows:

Introducing the tool for assessing the risk of domestic homicide

Practical Applications

Presentation of the risk management tool on domestic homicide

Intervention strategies

Questioning period

Evaluation and conclusion

Following the training, each participant will learn to use the tool on the Risk Assessment of domestic homicide developed to assist workers in their analysis of the risk of homicide. They will also be able to use the second tool, intervention strategies for the prevention of domestic homicide. Thus, the worker who is facing a high risk situation can easily refer to this list of intervention strategies for the risk identification.