Get Centered at Center for Life Skills
Domestic Violence Program
What is Domestic Violence (DV)? Domestic Violence refers to any form of physical, sexual, verbal,
emotional, or economic abuse inflicted on any person in a household by a family
or household member.1
Programs provided at The Center:
- Men's DV Education and Support
- Women's DV Education and Support
- DV Parenting Education
This is a treatment program that fosters awareness of
offender behaviors while providing instruction and tools for changing that behavior. For first time offenders, this is a 26-week curriculum. For
second and third time offenders, the program is expanded to 36 and 52 weeks, respectively.
The curriculum includes some of the following:
- Anger & stress management
- Communication
- Boundaries
- Family of origin issues
- Co-dependency
- How domestic violence affects children
- Accountability and taking personal responsibility
- Working through shame and guilt
- Forgiveness
- Conflict resolution
DV Parenting Classes: 6 week course designed to educate the client on developmental stages of childhood, discipline and the parenting needs in each of these stages. The parenting class is an ongoing program to develop new skills.
1. Domestic Violence definition: (http://www.svnetwork.net/standards-definitions.asp)
NW Office
2001 W Orange Grove Suite 604, Tucson, AZ 85704
520-229-6220
Fax: 520-544-3033
East Office
5700 E Pima Suite E, Tucson, AZ 85712
520-885-1738
Fax: 520-546-7806
Central Office
3425 E Grant Rd Suite 101, Tucson, AZ 85716
520-546-1642
