Iowa batterers program aims to curb abuse series
Iowa Today examines domestic violence classwork and therapy aiming to transform offenders behavior. The report highlights program goals, outcomes, and community impact as part of a broader series on addressing abuse.
Batterer Education Courses Evolve in Iowa
In Cedar Rapids Iowa batterers education now uses experiments and metaphors to help men handle confrontation and emotions. Rodney Mack, 31, credits better communication after taking the new version, which focuses on values and goals and avoids finger pointing. The program began 25 years ago under state law as a court ordered remedy for domestic violence offenders.
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The narrator notes stubborn thistles in a Iowa suburb and rescues a goldfinch pair nesting on them. He traces to House Concurrent Resolution 22 of 1938 by J Wilbur Dole, a Fairfield farmer educator and Democrat, which proclaimed the Eastern Goldfinch Iowa state bird.
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