Turning Point: Women Who Abuse
Over the past few years I have received a lot of positive feedback for the production of: “Turning Point: Women Who Abuse”. Occasionally, someone will make a comment such as “that’s quite the statement you made with that DVD.” or “You’re quite the pioneer in the field.”
Yikes!
The truth is, “Turning Point…” was born, not because someone needed to ‘take a stand’, but because we needed a video! And I wasn’t even thinking of ‘we’ as in society. It was really quite selfish. It was ‘we’ as in myself and my co-workers! We were receiving female referrals from the court system and began to offer groups for female offenders, but had little to no resource materials. There certainly were no videos to use for case illustration purposes. So I approached my brother Tim – the ‘video guy’ – and asked him for help.
It was a perfect collaboration. He was forced to learn all he could regarding intimate partner violence, and I had to learn all I could about film production. It was Tim that pushed me to ‘do it right, or don’t bother doing it’. He said “if I was in a treatment program and you showed a lame home grown video you shot in your basement, you’d lose me. The finished product has to be good quality, or it’ll serve no purpose.” (Big brothers are always right!!!)
“Turning Point: Women Who Abuse” turned out far better than I could have imagined! It is a perfect resource for generating discussions in our women’s groups and encouraging the members to consider the impact of their actions on their partners and themselves.
For more info, as well as view the trailer and find the link to order “Turning Point: Women Who Abuse”, visit www.cwaveproductions.com.
Jamie Hodgson, P.A.R. Program Coordinator/Facilitator – Brockville, Ontario, Canada.
Mar 18, 2014 @ 06:41:00
I am a Batterer Intervention Provider in Berkeley and Walnut Creek. I have been facilitating BIP groups for men and for women for many years. I have used “Turning Point: Women Who Abuse” in both groups. It is well done and helps clients see their behavior and the impacts. This seems more powerful than just talking about their behavior. We can often recognize ourselves in what we see. It also brings home to both genders that aggression is not just a male problem. For a few men, there is not the recognition that they, to, can be abused. This teaching tool helps to widen the understanding of the many faces of family violence.
Mar 18, 2014 @ 17:44:57
Thanks so much for your comment. I’m glad that the video is as helpful for you in your part of the world, as it is for me in mine!
Mar 20, 2014 @ 21:06:19
Jamie: if this is your video, it’s great! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fa45Tw4vC0M
Mar 21, 2014 @ 18:01:48
Thanks for the comment Michael. Have you found it helpful in your groups?
Mar 26, 2014 @ 20:08:19
I am a BIP in Rigby/Idaho Falls, Idaho facilitating court ordered groups for men and women. I find it helpful to have this video available.
Nov 23, 2014 @ 04:27:48
I just watched the 5 minute video and I would like permission to show it to my group’s. I work with about 80 women per week, in 6 different groups, and one on one’s. I am reframing the language I use with aggressive women. Rather than call them perpetrators, I find it more useful to point to their aggressive behaviors. This short film reinforces what I am teaching. It also applies to the women who identify as having been victims and are now aggressive. I also appreciated the clips of the men that were interviewed. For two years, I facilitated a men’s group. They were in relationships with my aggressive women. They had similar diminishment and low self esteem like the man potrayed in your film. These men are victims too. Thank you.
Nov 26, 2014 @ 20:47:19
Hey Leslie,
I am honored by your feedback. The segment you are viewing on Youtube was posted by Kinetic Video (our distribution company), and is (a blurry) 1/3 of the full length video. I would suggest you visit our website http://www.cwaveproductions.com to view the trailer for “Turning Point: Women Who Abuse”. There is also a link on our web page to Kinetic for ordering.
The full length video features 3 different vignettes, as well as words from a few women who have acted violently toward their male partners and words from from men who been victims of IPV.
Thanks again for your feedback. : )