Safe Solution’s 52-Week Domestic Violence Recovery Program (DVRP) is a court-mandated, structured treatment intervention focused on accountability, behavioral change, and healthier relationships.

Program Overview

  • Duration: 52 weeks
  • Format: Individual-45min | Group-2 hours | Spanish & English Classes
  • Integrated Domestic Violence & Substance Abuse (Level 2) Certified
  • Compliance: Mandatory attendance with quarterly progress reports to Courts, Probation, & Child & Family Well-Being

Core Topics

  • Relapse Prevention Planning
  • Power & Coercive Control dynamics in abusive relationships
  • Accountability for previous offending behaviors
  • Breaking the Cycle of Abuse
  • Gottman's Offender Typologies (i.e Pitbulls & Cobras)
  • Narcissism, Borderline Personality Disorder, Psychopathy, and Sociopathy 
  • Identify negative patterns of intergenerational trauma, and adverse childhood experiences 
  • Anger Management & Emotional Regulation
  • Healthy communication & conflict resolution
  • Empathy-building & victim impact awareness
  • Gender roles & societal influences
  • Coping strategies to prevent recidivism future violence
  • Substance abuse & mental health factors 
  • Healthy relationships, boundaries, and co-parenting

Therapeutic Approach

  • Psychoeducation: Understanding the effects of abuse on victims, children, and families
  • Trauma-Informed Care: Addressing underlying trauma contributing to abusive behaviors
  • Object Relations Theory: Exploring how early relationships shape attachment and interpersonal dynamics
  • Gottman's 7 Principles: Focus on enhancing communication, fostering respect, and managing conflict to strengthen partnerships
  • Attachment-Based Therapy: Strengthening parent-child relationships and breaking dysfunctional cycles
  • CBT & TF-CBT: Identifying cognitive distortions, and restructuring of negative thought patterns and behaviors