RT Article
T1 “I Am Not Taking Sides as a Female At All”: Co-Facilitation and Gendered Positioning in a Domestic Abuse Perpetrator Program
JF International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
VO 69
IS 15
SP 2103
OP 2130
A1 Cramer, Helen
A1 Eisenstadt, Nathan
A1 Päivinen, Helena
A1 Iwi, Kate 1967-
A1 Newman, Chris
A1 Morgan, Karen
A2 Eisenstadt, Nathan
A2 Päivinen, Helena
A2 Iwi, Kate 1967-
A2 Newman, Chris
A2 Morgan, Karen
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1937722236
AB The facilitation of domestic abuse perpetrator programs (DAPPs) by mixed gender co-facilitation pairs brings different facilitator perspectives and enables the modeling of egalitarian and respectful male-female relationships. This study analyzed 22 video and audio recordings of community-based DAPP groups featuring male participants, and male and female facilitators. Using thematic analysis, we aimed to understand how facilitators engaged participants and whether the facilitator’s gender affected this. We found an asymmetry in the positioning of the facilitators. Group participants challenged both facilitators, but especially the female facilitators. Facilitator strategies toward behavior change included softening direct challenges (female facilitators) and mobilizing the shared category of men (male facilitators). Implications from this study are for reflective practice in facilitator management and supervision specifically focused on gendered power dynamics. Skilled facilitation is key to behavior change and the gendered interplay within groups may be a crucial element in the reduction of interpersonal violence and abuse.
K1 behavior therapy
K1 group dynamics
K1 batterer program
K1 domestic violence perpetrator program
K1 gender-based violence
K1 spouse abuse
K1 Intimate Partner Violence
DO 10.1177/0306624X241254699