Season 2 Episode 17: Intervening with Domestic Violence Perpetrators: “We Can’t Leave Anything on the Table”
About This Episode
Intervening with perpetrators, who are the source of the harm to child, partner, and family functioning, is essential for domestic abuse–informed systems. In this episode, David and Ruth talk about the third principle of the Safe & Together Model, which focuses on intervening with the perpetrator to reduce risk and harm to children. Their conversation covers:
The importance of a broad definition of “accountability”
How micro-practices around language and documentation are the foundation of accountability in a domestic abuse–informed system
How traditional definitions of perpetrator accountability can contribute to racial inequity in the response of systems
How practitioners can increase their capacity to keep the focus on the perpetrator and change (and away from a “failure-to-protect” approach)