This document was printed from the website of the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC), which you can access at http://www.cachildwelfareclearinghousetest.org/
This document was printed from the website of the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC), which you can access at http://www.cachildwelfareclearinghousetest.org/
Note: The Emerge Program was not responsive to the CEBC's request for information about their program. The following information was obtained from publicly available sources (websites, articles, etc.).
Scientific Rating:
4
Effectiveness Unknown
See scale of 1-6
Relevance to Child Welfare Rating:
2
Medium
See scale of 1-3
Child Welfare Outcomes: None indicated.
Brief Description:
The Emerge Program has been rated by the CEBC in the area of Domestic Violence: Batterer Intervention Programs. Emerge's mission is to eliminate violence in intimate relationships. In working toward this goal, Emerge seeks to educate individual abusers, prevent young people from learning to accept violence in their relationships, improve institutional responses to domestic violence, and increase public awareness about the causes and solutions to partner violence. With the development of parenting education groups for fathers, Emerge has recently expanded its mission to include a goal of helping men to become more responsible parents.
Emerge teaches that domestic violence is a learned behavior, not a disease or a sickness. Emerge supports grassroots, institutional and cultural efforts to stop partner violence, sexual assault and child abuse. Emerge recognizes that other oppressive life circumstances such as racism, poverty and homophobia create a climate that contributes to partner violence.
Manual and Training section:
The publicly available information indicates that there is both a manual and training available for Emerge. Multiple manuals are available on the website at www.emergedv.com. Contact Director of Training at 617-547-9879.
Relevant Research:
There are no peer-reviewed, outcome research studies about Emerge.
References:
Adams, D., & Cayouette, S. (2002). Emerge: A Group Education Model for Batterers. In E. Aldarondo, Ph.D. and F. Mederos, Ed.D. (Eds.) Programs for Men Who Batter: Intervention and Prevention Strategies in a Diverse Society.
Adams, D. (2003). Treatment programs for batterers. Clinics in Family Practice, 5(1), 159-176.
Contact Information:
Affiliation/Agency: Emerge: Counseling & Education to Stop Domestic Violence
Phone: (617) 547-9879
E-mail:emergedv@aol.com
Website: www.emergedv.com
Date review compiled: July 2007