What is MOVE?
MOVE, Men Overcoming Violence, is a structured group work programme for men who are or have been violent in an intimate relationship. The programmes are designed to help the participants take responsibility for their violence and to choose to behave differently in the future.
The MOVE programme is based on the notion that violence is a learned behaviour and is both central to the belief system of the individual perpetrating the violence and firmly rooted within our culture.
The materials used in the groups, challenge these individually and culturally held beliefs. The participants are given help in making different choices when they are in situations in which they would previously have seen violence as a solution for them.
This is done through looking carefully at what happens before and after these violent incidents and the emotions and behaviours that lead up to violence. The participants are helped to understand these and given techniques to help them slow down, think about what they are doing and make different choices.
Each group is run by two professional facilitators who are skilled in running groups and experienced in working in the area of domestic violence.
All female partners/ex-partners of the men on the MOVE programmes are offered information, support and safety planning during and after their partners/ex-partners attendance on the programme.
We offer a weekly group session in which men can:
• Learn to stop the violence
• Learn to spot danger signs
• Learn to break out of isolation
• Learn other ways of expressing strong feelings safely
• Learn to build healthy relationships
If your partner is violent or you know someone who is, perhaps you could refer them to us and help someone to take the first step in changing their beliefs and their behaviour.
Click on the links below to download in PDF format:
MOVE Self-Referral application form
MOVE Referral application form
The new MOVE website has been funded by Cosc under awareness raising and publicising of services funding initiatives.
