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PROGRAMS & SERVICES
Center for the Prevention of Family Violence
 History
New Thresholds,
a domestic violence intervention program, was originally organized through
a collaboration of community agencies and concerned citizens in 1977. The
program was funded by grants that were made available through Waukesha County Technical
College. The
administration of the New Thresholds and People to People programs were
transferred to Family Service of Waukesha in 1993.
Program Goal
The goal of the
program is to protect individuals and families from physical injury and
emotional abuse, and to break the cycle of violence with people who are
abusive in their relationships.
Services
New
Thresholds is a
twenty-week group program for perpetrators of family violence. The New
Thresholds program helps to protect victims from abuse by teaching abusers
acceptable ways of handling frustration and anger. The dynamics of
violence, power and control issues, relationship issues, understanding and
controlling anger, communication skills, parent/child interaction, drugs
and alcohol, and instruction for improving relationships are addressed.
New Directions is a twelve-week group program that assists
participants in setting manageable boundaries around their anger. The group
is for people who have acted out inappropriately toward a co-worker,
police, strangers, property, road rage, etc.
New Horizons is a twenty-week group program for women who are using
abusive or violent behavior as a means of resolving conflict. Many abusive
women are the victims of previous abuse. Participants learn the dynamics of
violence, and also learn alternative methods of dealing with frustration
and anger.
Referral sources
Most of the
participants in our programs are required to attend because they were
convicted as being a perpetrator of a domestic or civil crime, and have a
court order, and/or an order from the Department of Probation and Parole to
attend one of our programs as a condition of probation. Self referrals are
also appropriate and are encouraged.
Staff
George Saxton, LCSW, Program Director
Sara Peterson, MS, Program Manager
Rashmi Nair, Program Coordinator
Kathy Blum, LCSW
Karen Bresnehan
Ray Cunneen, MS
Herman Gates, LCSW
Martin Millichap, LCSW
Matt Plummer, BSW
Carla Rodriguez, APSW
Kerry Tharp, BSW
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