Offender Program Resources
The following information complements the offender program descriptions in Chapters 8 and 10.
Sacred Circle: As a National Resource Center to End Violence Against Native Women, Sacred Circle is the sponsoring organization for a range of services provided to the Lakota people at Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Cangleska is the Lakota word for “Medicine Wheel” depicting the philosophical framework for Sacred Circle supported services for abused women as well as perpetrators. For this book, most notable are Cangleska’s shelter for women seeking refuge from battering relationships, and the probation and other programs for offenders with its clear focus on accountability for violence and services to help perpetrators of violence to rebuild their lives with their families free of violence. Further information is available at the Cangleska web site, www.cangleska.org, or co-founder of Cangleska, Inc., Karen Artichoker: karen@cangleska.org.
White Bison, Inc.: This is an American Indian non-profit organization based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Since its founding in 1988 by Don Coyhis of the Mohican Nation, White Bison offers sobriety, recovery, addictions prevention, and wellness learning resources to the Native American community nationwide. Its programs are also attended by non-Native persons with sobriety issues. White Bison participates in a range of Coalitions, Networks, and Events providing a voice for Native Americans in recovery and healing, including Journeys of the Sacred Hoop to Tribal Colleges, Washington, D.C., and other sites nationwide. For further information, contact: www.whitebison.org or, White Bison, Inc. 6145 Lehman Drive, Suite 200, Colorado Springs, CO 80918 USA.
Emerge: Described extensively in Chapter 10, Emerge is dedicated to Counseling and Education to Stop Domestic Violence nationally and internationally. It publishes a monthly email newsletter through the World Association of NGOs (WANGO) and is distributed to over 42,000 subscribers around the world. Besides the Newsletter, Emerge resources include training, information materials, and forums. International collaboration includes Canada, Hong Kong, Sweden, London, Africa, and Latin America.
The details about Emerge Intake and Assessment Procedures noted in Chapter 10 can be found in Adams, D., & Cayouette, S. (2002). Emerge: A group education model for abusers. In E. Aldarondo & F. Mederos (Eds.), In Programs for men who batter: Intervention and prevention strategies in a diverse society. New York: Civic Research Inc.
For further contacts: www.emergedv.com, www.wango.org., and dadams9@aol.com, or 617-547-9879.
The Men’s Bibliography: This 19th edition (2008) compiled by Michael Flood in Australia, is a comprehensive resource containing writing on men, masculinities, gender, and sexualities. It lists 22,400 books and articles, sorted into over 30 major subject areas, is free for public use, offers opportunity for submissions and comments, and cites directions, requirements, and restrictions for use. The subjects with particular relevance to violence and abuse issues include # 9: Intimacy, personal healing and growth, relationships; # 15: Working with men (including offenders); and # 26: Violence and responses to violence. The Bibliography can be accessed at: http://mensbiblio.xyonline.net/