BISC-MI Fall 2008 Conference September 17th, 18th and 19th
Men who perpetrate domestic violence are often willing
to violate the law feeling justified when it comes to issues related to
their children by invoking the sanctity of “fatherhood.”
The BISC-MI 2008 Fall Conference will focus on shifting
the paradigm from blaming battered mothers to emphasizing the importance
of developing programs and practices that Promote and Expect men who batter
to be responsible and loving fathers. This includes respectful and honorable
interaction with the children’s mother.
This cutting edge conference offers the expertise of nationally
recognized faculty with over a century of combined years of experience.
Presenters will share studies, tools, theories, concepts, books, and curricula
to assist those working with men to understand the intersection between
fatherhood and battering. There will be opportunities to discuss intervention
and programming strategies and network with others who intervene with fatherhood
issues and domestic violence.
We will voice the batterer intervention perspective while keeping the
needs of the victims foremost.
We will provide a working forum for interaction and information sharing
among agencies and individuals concerned with the provision of batterer
intervention services in Michigan.
We will create and maintain coordinated community actions that hold
batterers accountable for their behavior and promote victim safety, autonomy
and empowerment.
