RESTORATIVE FAMILY PROGRAMMING

​Restorative Family Programming (RFP) provides services to those impacted by domestic violence. We offer weekly mens groups to teach accountability and skills for improving family relationships. Our programs are staffed by a diverse team trained in the dynamics of domestic violence. All weekly groups are co-facilitated, with special attention to providing diversity in leadership. A specific victim liaison is available for acquainting victims/survivors and partners with the program, and to provide updates throughout a participant’s time in our program. Read on to learn more about RFP programs.
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• Batterer Intervention Program (BIP)
• Victim Liaison Information

PROGRAM CONTACTS
Stacey Popejoy, BIP Director
stacey@offendervictimministries.org

Taryn Bergen, Victim Contact/BIP Co-Facilitator
taryn@offendervictimministries.org

I came in believing that I wasn’t abusive and it was just a bad situation. With the support of the other men in group and the staff, I realized that I have been abusive and caused my partner fear. I now have the tools and beliefs that help me be a safer and better partner. 
​BIP Participant

WHAT IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE? 

Domestic violence, also called battering, is a pattern of behavior that includes physical, emotional, and/or sexual abuse used to maintain power and control over an intimate partner such as a spouse, girlfriend//boyfriend, or former partner. It includes both legal and illegal behavior. Some signs of domestic violence include

• Physical violence
• Sexual violence
• Coercion and threats
• Emotional abuse
• Isolation and Economic Abuse
• Minimizing, denying, & blaming
• Using Children

BATTERER INTERVENTION PROGRAM

​The Batterer Intervention Program (BIP) is certified through the Office of the Kansas Attorney General. All referrals are screened for appropriateness using the Kansas Domestic Violence Offender Assessment tool. Those considered appropriate complete a minimum of 24 group sessions. Our program is staffed by a diverse team trained in the dynamics of domestic violence. All weekly groups are co-facilitated, with special attention to providing diversity in leadership. A specific victim liaison is available for acquainting victims/survivors and partners with the program, and to provide updates throughout a participant’s time in our program.
 
Primary program goals include

• Increasing the safety of victims and families
• Encouraging participants to name and evaluate the impact of their behavior
• Developing non-controlling and nonviolent skills for relating in intimate relationships

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For a complete description of batterer intervention services in Kansas, including the standards guiding OVM’s Batterer Intervention Program, visit www.ag.ks.gov/victim-services/bip.

VICTIM LIAISON INFORMATION

Coming soon