Spousal Abuse Counseling Program: Manual for Counselors: Rankin Inlet, Nunavut
Printer-friendly versionPulaarvik Kablu Friendship Centre, 2006
This manual is used as a guide for group counselling under the Rankin Inlet Spousal Abuse Counseling Program. The goals of the program are:
• Reducing incidence of domestic violence and spousal abuse in the community.
• Paramount consideration of the safety of the victims and families as well as the needs of the persons who abuse through the operation of a different counseling program for each.
• Operating the program with input and support from the community, particularly from respected Elders, so that it suits the needs of the community and incorporates traditional Inuit knowledge.
• Delivering a therapeutically sound and culturally appropriate program, which focuses on changing controlling behaviour and extreme emotional dependence.
Read the manual: Spousal Abuse Counseling Program: Manual for Counselors (PDF1845/290p.)
The Canadian Women's Health Network and the Centres of Excellence for Women's Health program are financially supported by Health Canada through the Women's Health Contribution Program. The views herein do not necessarily represent the official policy of Health Canada.