Thursday, February 3
12:00-1:00 p.m. CDT
Speakers: Ulester Douglas, Scott Miller, Melissa Scaia
Can an abusive partner change? Programs addressing abusive behavior need to include reflection and accountability that confronts harmful gender norms and learned behaviors reinforcing male entitlement and privilege. With Ulester Douglas, Deputy Director of Men Stopping Violence, Scott Miller, advocate and coordinator at Domestic Abuse Intervention Programs, and Melissa Scaia, Director of International Training for Global Rights for Women and men’s group facilitator of Pathways to Family Peace, you’ll gain critical insight into men’s behavior change, and how centering survivor needs in this process is paramount to women’s safety.