I am curious about the system over in the UK. Have the counselors experienced working with survivors who have completely obliterated their abusers out of their lives successfully? If yes, what are the stats?
Thanks Wonka
I have asked both healing hurt and the Freedom Program (both UK charities dealing with Domestic Abuse) for research material. I will précis and give you references if I can. Both have promised an email. The Freedom Program is UK government sponsored initiative.
All of these programs recommend NC for the abused spouse and protected visitation for children of the Union. The new divorce system in the UK gives faster divorce for proven domestic abuse/uncontested divorce and judges can award instantaneous exclusion orders. The abuse programs have developed from helping either the abuser or the target to helping either or both.
Additionally the incidence of domestic abuse in male marriage is higher that that of mixed couples. No one as yet as far as I am aware has truly studied this development in great depth but I am going to research and see what emerges.
It may take a little time but I am on the case.
In the meantime my project is to accumulate technique terms, and I was considering if this would be better as a new thread, an addition to definitions or on the abuse thread.
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I am currently working on this project.
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Freedom is just another word for nothing left to loose. V 64, WAW
