Webinar: Cracking the Code: Understanding the motive of those who batter Pt.1 by Jana's Campaign

Cracking the Code: Understanding the motive of those who batter Pt.1

About

(A fresh session will begin every 15 minutes, starting June 12)

In this workshop, Dorthy and Steve “crack the code”: bringing to the practitioner an understanding of the different types of batterers who have different motives, display different behaviors, and present different dangers to their victim and to their community. The commonality among batterers—their desire to dominate and control—has been understood for a long time. Unfortunately, their differences have eluded researchers and professionals for years, making it difficult to provide effective response. This workshop provides information that unlocks the mystery of domestic violence, and provides practical information that will change and enhance your response.

When

Wednesday, February 19, 2025 · 1:18 a.m. Central Time (US & Canada) (GMT -6:00)

Presenters

Steve Halley, LSCSW

Clinical Director of Halley Counseling Services, P.A. and the Director of the Family Peace Initiative (FPI)

Steve is the clinical director of Halley Counseling Services, P.A. and the Director of the Family Peace Initiative (FPI). Having received a bachelor degree in history, and master degrees in both outdoor administration and social work, Halley focused his career on working with individuals and families. For the past 25 years Halley has worked as a wilderness counselor, probation officer, therapist, and batterer intervention provider. His success in understanding and working with those who batter has created high demand for his trainings and the FPI curriculum internationally, which incorporates batterer motive and a trauma-informed approach. In 2016, Halley provided training to the National Association of Victim Service Professionals in Corrections at their national conference regarding his “River of Cruelty: A Trauma-Informed Approach”. In 2017, Halley served on the panel “Innovative Practices: Balancing Accountability and Support for Healing” for the Office of Violence Against Women. Halley is the longest-serving member of the Kansas Governor's Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board, serving since its inception. He is an avid golfer, songwriter. Along with his wife, Dorthy, he has authored Halley’s Alley: Commentaries on marriage, family, healthy relationships, parenting, loss, grief, trauma, and domestic violence, curriculum, numerous articles and other works.

Dorthy Stucky Halley, LMSW

Former Director of the Victim Services Division of the Office of Attorney General of Kansas

Dorthy formerly the Director of the Victim Services Division of the Office of Attorney General since the division’s inception in 2007. Her development of a motivation typology for those who batter has opened the door to a new understanding for judges, prosecutors, law enforcement, advocates, batterer intervention providers, and others in the domestic violence field. She led the state efforts to develop standards and certify batterer intervention programs throughout Kansas. Halley has served victims in various capacities since 1986. She was the Executive Director of Safehouse, Inc. for over a decade, and previously served as a Crime Victim Compensation Board member. Her work with those who batter began in 1991, and led to her co-founding the Family Peace Initiative (FPI). Halley was the Practicum Director and Assistant Professor at Pittsburg State University in the Social Work Program from 1997 to 2007. She has served as an expert witness in domestic violence cases for the past 31 years. She and her husband, Steve, have authored numerous works. Halley is an international presenter. She has presented numerous times for the United Nations Commission for the Status of Women, and serves as a delegate for the International Public Policy Institute.