Working with Neurodivergent Perpetrators of Domestic Abuse
Chaired by Meena Kumari with Dr Nicole Renehan
Content Warning: Grooming, Abuse and Coercive Control
This webinar discusses two related research projects by Dr Nicole Renehan from Durham University on the criminal justice domestic violence perpetrator programme (DVPP) for England and Wales, Building Better Relationships, and an international project in which she explored the experiences and perspectives of domestic abuse practitioners who had adapted their interventions to make them inclusive of neurodivergent men. The research projects identified that Autistic men and those with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) experienced adversities and barriers to engagement on programmes that were both similar and above those of neurotypical men. These research projects represented the first studies internationally to obtain the views of neurodivergent men who perpetrate domestic abuse, and to detail the challenges they faced.
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