“Returning Men to Honor” Guidebook for Developing Men’s Programs – Mending the Sacred Hoop 2009 2 “Returning Men to Honor” Guidebook for Developing Men’s Programs – Mending the Sacred Hoop 2009 3 Table of Contents INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE MEN’S PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT ........................................................ 7 KEY CONSIDERATIONS IN TRIBAL BATTERER INTERVENTION PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT ...................................................... 8 LAYING THE GROUNDWORK: THE MEN’S PROGRAM & THE COORDINATED COMMUNITY RESPONSE ................................................................................................................................. 10 ORGANIZING A COORDINATED COMMUNITY RESPONSE ..................................................................................... 11 BATTERER INTERVENTION PROGRAMMING – HISTORY ....................................................................................... 14 THE ROLE OF THE MEN’S PROGRAM WITHIN THE COORDINATED COMMUNITY RESPONSE .................... 15 The Duluth Model: CCR & BIP ..................................................................................................................................... 15 Tracking .......................................................................................................................................................................... 16 Monitoring ....................................................................................................................................................................... 18 THE PURPOSE OF A MEN’S PROGRAM: SAFETY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND CHANGE ................. 21 BASIC ELEMENTS: WHAT MEN’S GROUPS ARE AND ARE NOT ............................................................................................. 21 WOMEN’S SAFETY ................................................................................................................................................................. 22 BIP CONNECTION WITH THE ADVOCACY PROGRAM ............................................................................................................. 22 BATTERER ACCOUNTABILITY ................................................................................................................................................ 24 PROGRAM ACCOUNTABILITY ................................................................................................................................................. 24 MEN’S PROGRAM STAFF ACCOUNTABILITY .......................................................................................................................... 26 SOCIAL CHANGE .................................................................................................................................................................... 27 MEN’S PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................................................. 30 MAPPING THE SYSTEMS RESPONSE ...................................................................................................................................... 31 DEFINING THE ROLE OF THE BIP ......................................................................................................................................... 33 BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS ................................................................................................................................................... 33 PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT STEP ONE: VISONING ................................................................................................... 36 STEP TWO: DEVELOPING THE PROGRAM MISSION STATEMENT ....................................................................... 36 STEP THREE: POLICY DEVELOPMENT ....................................................................................................................... 37 Program Policies and Procedures .................................................................................................................................. 37 Inter-Agency Roles and Protocols ................................................................................................................................. 38 Sample Memorandum of Understanding (MOU): Inter-Agency Roles and Protocols ............................................... 38 Internal Policies ............................................................................................................................................................. 40 Procedures ...................................................................................................................................................................... 42 MEN’S PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION ....................................................................................................... 45 PREREQUISITES TO STARTING A MEN’S PROGRAM ............................................................................................................... 45 STEPS IN MEN’S PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT .......................................................................................................................... 48 IMPLEMENTING A MEN’S PROGRAM ..................................................................................................................................... 55 OTHER AREAS TO CONSIDER .................................................................................................................................................. 62 STEPS TO IMPLEMENTATION: ................................................................................................................................................ 64 Sample Tasks and Timeline Matrix for Implementation Steps ......................................................................................... 65 DAILY ADMINISTRATION OF BATTERER INTERVENTION PROGRAM: INTAKE & ORIENTATION............................................. 69 Intake ............................................................................................................................................................................... 69 Communication with Court ............................................................................................................................................ 71 Screening ......................................................................................................................................................................... 71 Orientation ...................................................................................................................................................................... 72 “Returning Men to Honor” Guidebook for Developing Men’s Programs – Mending the Sacred Hoop 2009 4 Open Groups ................................................................................................................................................................... 74 Program Accountability/Staff Accountability ................................................................................................................ 74 Appendix A: ........................................................................................................................................... 75 Participant Intake Form .................................................................................................................................................... 76 Domestic Violence Inventory ............................................................................................................................................. 78 RELEASE OF INFORMATION ...................................................................................................................................... 85 Sample Release of Information with Instructions ............................................................................................................ 86 Contract for Participation ................................................................................................................................................. 87 Men’s Non-Violence Group Rules ..................................................................................................................................... 88 “Returning Men to Honor” Guidebook for Developing Men’s Programs – Mending the Sacred Hoop 2009 5 Preface Mending the Sacred Hoop approached this guide from a philosophical framework: that men’s violence against women is based on a belief system rooted in the dynamics of power & control. The use of violence against an intimate partner is a choice; battering is a pattern of abuse that has an intent and purpose—to establish and maintain control over an intimate partner. Battering is supported by social norms, gender roles/expectations, hierarchical family structure and social systems that promote dominance of one group/individual over another, and the acculturated beliefs in our communities. The impact of this abuse is fear, subordination, and dehumanization. The following frame this guide: Native women are the highest victimized population in the United States by perpetrators of all races.1 Colonization is based in a belief that one group has the right to exert their will over another and use people and resources for their own gain. Violence against women is a social problem that affects individuals, families, and communities (including schools, medical, and judicial institutions), and as such, requires societal change. Domestic and sexual violence is about establishing power and maintaining control. Acculturated