Men's stories... The abuse

Talking about Family Violence - Mens stories - The abuse from Ken McMaster on Vimeo.

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Understanding why men  use abuse and violence can be tough!

All of us know that behaviour is often learnt from what we see, hear and experience as children, however people often have judgemental views and attitudes about men who are abusive.
To truly make a difference in our own lives and the lives of our families we must get away from the idea of being punitive.

In the above clip you will hear from several men who have all gone through family violence programmes. In the clip they discuss their experience of perpetrating violence and abuse within their families and offer some insight into some of the factors that may have contributed to the abuse.

Reflection activity
After viewing the media clip consider the reflection questions below...

1. What did you hear about the men’s lives that contributed towards their use of violence?
2. ​How can you relate to the men in this clip?
3. Without excusing the violence what were the patterns of family behaviour that led or contributed to the violence?