TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bellini, Rosanna
AU  - Westmarland, Nicole
TI  - Initial lessons learned from using video conferencing software to deliver interventions for men using violence in intimate relationships
KW  - COVID-19
KW  - INTERVENTION
KW  - ONLINE TOOLS
KW  - PANDEMICS
KW  - PERPETRATOR PROGRAMMES
KW  - PERPETRATORS
KW  - TECHNOLOGY
KW  - UNITED KINGDOM
KW  - UNITED STATES
N2  - In response to a rise in the interest in the use of video conferencing software (VCS) such as Go To Meeting, Skype, Zoom, Teams etc. as a mode of delivery for men’s non-violence groups, we decided it would be beneficial to share our findings from an exploratory study we have been performing with Pathways to Family Peace as of January 2019. We are grateful to Melissa Scaia for the opportunity to partner with her on this exciting project. We strongly agree with Melissa’s previous statement on the Aquila mailing list that while VCS may seem a ‘quick fix’ alternative to in-person groups given the
usual and unprecedented COVID-19 circumstances, there are important considerations to take as to whether such use of a tool would be safe and suitable for your men’s groups. We have organised a list of six initial areas of learning that we have discovered as a result of our exploratory study that we
share here somewhat earlier than expected (subject to much deeper analysis in coming weeks).(From the paper). This is a short paper available on the Minnesota Iron (Wo)man website, where Melissa Pertangelo Scaia and Jon Heath consulted with victims of domestic violence, advocates, and leaders in the field of domestic violence perpetrator programming to write, "Draft Adaptation of the European Network Guidelines for Working Responsibly with Perpetrators of Domestic Violence during the COVID-19 Pandemic for Consideration for United States Perpetrator Programs. Access the website for more information. 

Follow the link to view the related webinar "Utilization of videoconference software for men's BIPs / Melissa Petrangelo Scaia, Jon Heath, Nicole Westmarland and Rosanna "Rosie" Bellini, 23 March 2020. Record #6580
UR  - http://www.minnesotaironwoman.com/uploads/8/0/5/0/80504718/initial_lessons_learned_bellini_and_westmarland.pdf
UR  - http://www.minnesotaironwoman.com/pathways-to-family-peace.html
UR  - http://www.minnesotaironwoman.com/
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