Family Peace Initiative
Level 2
****NOTE: This is LEVEL TWO. You must have completed Level I in order to attend.****
Implementing an affective component into a group program can bring a new level of intensity and exploration. The Affective Component in BIP is anything but an “anger management” approach. Strategies that increase participant introspection and personal responsibility with an affective focus are explored and demonstrated here. In the highly experiential approach that the Family Peace Initiative has become known for, this training gives the facilitator more tools and strategies that can be instantly applied. Building on the tools introduced in the Art of Facilitation, this workshop teaches the techniques and strategies needed to need to explore the adverse emotional world of group participants without ever providing an excuse for cruel behavior. In this two-day training experience, participants will learn:
The impact of the Enlightened Witness Expanding on the “Shadow”
How to guide participants down the emotional “funnel”
Working with adverse feelings
Psychological defenses: recognizing and getting past them
Addressing shame with participants
And much more!
Please Note
The Family Peace Initiative uses a trauma-focused, highly emotive approach to their work with those who batter. This workshop gives participants the opportunity to experience firsthand what is asked of group participants while learning the techniques and strategies used in the process. Please be advised that you will be asked to take risks surrounding personal vulnerability and you may experience emotional responses to some of the process included in this workshop. While the emotional intensity of this workshop can be surprising to some, it is critical that facilitators be able to lead by example to when working with those who use cruelty in relationships. You are welcome to pass and simply observe any activity during the workshop. Any decisions you make about your level of participation will be respected.
Schedule
****You must have completed Level I in order to attend.****
Thursday, April 6th, 2023
8:00-8:30 am: Welcome & Introductions
8:30 am-12:00 pm: Training
12:00-1:15 pm: Lunch Break
1:15-5:00 pm: Training
Friday, April 7th, 2023
8:00 - 8:30 am: Welcome & Introductions
8:30-12:00 Training
12:00-1:15 pm: Lunch Break
1:15-5:00 pm: Training
About Your Facilitator
Steven M.S. Halley, LSCSW, is the co-founder of Halley Counseling Services, P.A. and co-director of the Family Peace Initiative (FPI). He has been visionary in the development of a trauma-focused approach for intervening with those who batter. He is nationally recognized for his expertise in using a trauma-focused approach to intervene with those who batter, and in training others in this approach. His development of the “River of Cruelty” model that describes how cruelty is passed from person to person and generation to generation has been groundbreaking in the field. He is the longest sitting member on the Kansas Governor’s Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board. Having received a bachelor degree in history, and master degrees in both outdoor administration and social work, Halley focused his career on working with individuals and families. For the past 30 years Halley has worked as a wilderness counselor, probation officer, therapist, and batterer intervention provider. Along with his wife, Dorthy, he has authored curricula for working with those who batter, justice-involved women, and justice-involved youth. They have also authored The River of Cruelty, and Halley’s Alley: Commentaries on marriage, family, healthy relationships, parenting, loss, grief, trauma, and
domestic violence. Steve writes a monthly blog to assist professionals working with those who batter. It can be accessed through www.familypeaceinitiative.com. Steve is an avid golfer and songwriter.
Audra Fullerton brings to FPI her experience as a professional musician and music educator along with her 15 years of non-profit management experience in areas of performing arts management and domestic violence public education and outreach. She is a passionate advocate for women’s rights, justice for incarcerated peoples, and Waldorf education. Audra is trained in Motivational Interviewing and Non-Violent Communication. She joined FPI in 2016 and is currently the Director of the Peaceful Families Program, a trauma-recovery and violence reduction course provided by the Family Peace Initiative at the Topeka Correctional Facility (Kansas’ only state prison that houses women).