International co-operation

Alternative to Violence (ATV)

ATV was the first organization in Europe to start working with men who perpetrate intimate partner violence (IPV) in 1987.

Today we offer violence-focused therapeutic approaches for adults who use violence, and children and adults who have been exposed to violence in close relationships, as well as adolescents with aggressive and violent behaviour. The organization contributes to violence prevention policies, conferences, and trainings for professionals, and has longstanding experience with international co-operation.

Based on four decades of clinical experience, university level research, participation in national committees and international scientific and political fora, ATV has expertise on collaboration on a prevention and interventions regarding all aspects of domestic and gender based violence and family violence.

ATV’s long-term commitments have included projects under Norway Grants in the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia. ATV has also participated in joint projects around violence prevention and therapeutic approaches to family violence in Italy, Greece, Estonia, Serbia, North Macedonia, Australia, Sweden, Denmark and South Africa. Alternative to Violence is also a member of Work With Perpetrators Network.

Formats

• Contributing to national action plans on violence prevention
• Training of professionals in NGOs / public sector
• Workshops, Conferences and Consultations
• Scientific collaboration – research, editing of textbooks, contributing to seminars
• Study visists

Themes

• Violence-focused psychotherapy
  • With adults who use intimate partner violence and violence against children
  • With adults who have been exposed to violence from a partner
  • With children who have lived with violence against a parent
  • Training in therapeutic techniques: Individual therapy, Group therapy, parenting interventions, and Anger Management
  • Adolescents and young adults who use violence

• Violence prevention programs for primary and secondary schools
• Preventing compassion fatigue, burnout and secondary traumatization in helpers
• Co-operation across public sectors

ATV has long-term co-operation on violence prevention with the gender equality department of the office of the government of the Czech Republic. Read more about the co-operation projects.