The Women's Shelter Coordination Office considers qualified work with male perpetrators of violence against women to be an important measure for preventing partner violence. However, a prerequisite is that programs aimed at behavior change adhere to the standards of the Federal Working Group on Perpetrator Work in Cases of Domestic Violence.
These standards define perpetrator work as violence-focused work with male perpetrators. They establish binding guidelines for perpetrator work and ensure, among other things, that services are provided on a case-by-case basis in cooperation with women's shelters and specialized counseling centers, in accordance with the principles of victim protection. 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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