Women's shelter coordination considers qualified work with male perpetrators of violence against women as an important measure for the prevention of intimate partner violence. However, it is a prerequisite that behavior change programs meet the standards of Federal Working Group on Offender Work in cases of domestic violence.
These standards define offender work as violence-centered work with male perpetrators. They establish binding guidelines for work with perpetrators and, among other things, ensure that victim protection services are provided on a case-by-case basis in cooperation with women's shelters and specialized counseling centers. The goal is for perpetrators to end their violent behavior in their relationships and take responsibility for their actions.
The Women's Shelter Coordination, together with other federal networking bodies of the support system for women affected by violence, has been intensively involved in the creation and revision of the standards.
The following federal associations are members of the Women’s Shelter Coordination Association
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