Our annual symposium took place in Berlin on 13 November. Over 60 participants, including representatives from women’s support services and politics, attended to explore the topic of “Quality Management in Work with Perpetrators – Anamnesis, Diagnostics, Risk Assessment and Communication Skills” as part of a practical workshop.
Following introductory remarks by Max Lindner, Prof. Dr Rebecca Bondü presented the GaTe-RAI risk assessment tool in her lecture and provided insights into the development process of the instrument, which is based specifically on the concept of leaking.
Various workshops took place after the lunch break. Susanne Scharch’s workshop (RESPEKT! Fachstelle Mittelfranken) dealt explicitly with anamnesis in perpetrator programmes. Motivational interviewing in work with perpetrators was the focus of the workshop by Oliver Windgassen (Forensische Ambulanz pro familia Schleswig-Holstein), while the workshop by Roland Hertel (InterventionsZentrum gegen häusliche Gewalt Südpfalz) examined the topic of risk assessment in work with perpetrators. International insights were provided by Gill McKinna (Community Justice Scotland), who presented the “Caledonian System” from Scotland as a best-practice example of the intake process in work with perpetrators.
Following a summary of the results from the respective workshops, the symposium concluded with closing remarks from Max Lindner. We would like to thank all speakers and participants for their attendance and for a successful symposium.
