WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMME 2022

WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT / THE FREEDOM PROGRAMME.

Is delivered in Adelaide House as a Domestic violence awareness tool.

Aim:

To provide an opportunity for women to develop ways of thinking and behaving to protect themselves, their children and others from harm.

Objectives:

To increase women's ability to completely take control of their lives.

To increase women's perception of the importance of, and ability to, make positive use of social provisions to increase employability and / or achieve economic independene.

To recognise the beliefs held by abusive men.

To increase women's ability to recognise what steps they need to take to protect themselves and their children.

Delivery: 

The programme is delivered over 12 x 1 hour sessions which involve active particiipation in structured discussions involving: value awareness, problem solving, perspective training, assertiveness, understanding and developing self.

The Freedome Programme: An introduction

Session 1: The Dominator

Session 2: The Bully

Session 3: The Badfather

Session 4: The effects on children (part 1)

Session 5: The Headworker

Session 6: The Jailer

Session 7: The sexual controller

Session 8: The effects on children (part 2)

Session 9: The Liar

Session 10: The King of the castle

Session 11: The persuader

Session 12: Warning signs