Personal Empowerment. Program services shall be a ten (10) 15 week educational support program to help victims break the cycle of domestic 16 violence through education on the dynamics of domestic violence, effects of 17 violence on victims and their children, and to help victims protect children 18 who live in domestic violence homes. Topics shall include, but are not 19 limited to: safety planning, boundaries, anger management, legal aspects of 20 domestic violence, work through denial, and maintain healthy relationships.
Personal Empowerment. 22 Program services. Each class shall be a minimum of two (2) hours in duration, PEP services shall be offered continuously during 23 HO shall provide Personal Empowerment Program services from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 the term of this Agreement 24 p.m., Monday through Friday, 25 at dates and times convenient for PARTICIPANTS. HO 26 shall offer Personal Empowerment Program services at additional times based on 27 PARTICIPANT availability.
Personal Empowerment. People who negotiate their own settlements often feel more powerful than those who use surrogate advocates, such as lawyers, to represent them. Mediation negotiations can provide a forum for learning about and exercising personal power or influence (Xxxx, Xxxxx and Xxxxxxx, 1980). Preservation of an Ongoing Relationship or Termination of a Relationship in a More Amicable Way Many disputes occur in the context of relationships that will continue over future years. A mediated settlement that addresses all parties' interests can often preserve a working relationship in ways that would not be possible in a win/lose decision-making procedure. Mediation can also make the termination of a relationship more amicable. Workable and Implementable Decisions Parties who mediate their differences are able to attend to the fine details of implementation. Negotiated or mediated agreements can include specially tailored procedures for how the decisions will be carried out. This fact often enhances the likelihood that parties will actually comply with the terms of the settlement. Agreements that are Better than Simple Compromises or Win/Lose Outcomes Interest-based mediated negotiations can result in settlements that are more satisfactory to all parties than simple compromise decisions. Decisions that Hold Up Over Time Mediated settlements tend to hold up over time, and if a later dispute results, the parties are more likely to utilize a cooperative forum of problem- solving to resolve their differences than to pursue an adversarial approach (Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxxxx, 1984; Xxxxxxxx, 1973; Xxxxxxx, 1986). References Xxxxxxx, X.: Resolving Environmental Disputes: A Decade of Experience. Washington, D.C.: Conservation Foundation, 1986. Xxxx, X. X., and Xxxxxxxx, X. X. Mediator Advisors: A New Third-Party Role. In X. X. Xxxxxxxx and X. X. Xxxxxxx (Eds) Negotiating in Organizations. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage, 1983 Xxxx, X., Xxxxx, X., and Xxxxxxx D.: Executive Summary Final Report. Washington, D.C.: Neighborhood Justice Field Institute, U.S. Department of Justice, 1980. Xxxxx, X., X. Xxxxxxx and X. Xxxxxxx, Mediation and Arbitration as Alternatives to Prosecution in Felony Arrest Cases: An Evaluation of the Brooklyn Dispute Resolution Center. New York: Xxxx Institute of Justice, 1980. Divorce: Short Term Counseling. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. United States International University, 1973. XxXxxx, X. X., and X. X. Xxxxxx, Small Claims Mediation in Maine: An Empirical Assessment...
