Do you have lots of unresolved conflicts with your partner?
Do you get angry easily?
Do you have difficulty expressing your anger in healthy way?
Are your children impacted by the home environment?
The Domestic Violence Intervention Program (DVIP) delivers specialized therapeutic intervention services to perpetrators of domestic violence that promotes the safety of their children and partners. The team comprised of trained counsellors to work with individuals in creating safer family dynamic and home. DVIP provides Caring Dads group as well as 1:1 individual counselling for further support. The program also serves female and/or LGBTQ12S clients in power based relationship.
Caring Dads Group
Caring Dads is a 17-week group designed to support fathers in developing child-centred and abuse free relationships with their children and their children's mother. Fathers will also learn parenting skill that is more child centered and are helped:
- To recognize and prioritize their children's needs
- To understand the impact of their behaviour on their kids and partner.
- To take responsibility for their use of abusive behaviour.
- To engage with their children in an empathetic and nurturing way.
We also contact clients' partners to connect them with community resources.
The program runs ongoing group sessions on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.
For information on the upcoming Caring Dads Groups:
- in English (click here)
- in Punjabi (click here)
One-to-One Individual Counselling
Individual counselling is also available to those that need further support for conflict resolutions, are having mild mental health conditions affecting their growth, are lacking the motivation to attend group or are having personal issues they do not find comfortable sharing in depth in group settings.
Caring Dads’ Group Schedule for 2025-2026
Groups in English
Wednesday, Jan 15 to May 7, 2025
Thursday, Feb 20 to June 12, 2025
Wednesday, June 4 to Sept 24, 2025
Thursday, July 17 to Nov 6, 2025
Groups in Punjabi
Tuesday, Jan 14, 2025 to May 6, 2025
Tuesday, June 10, 2025 to Sept 30, 2025
Tuesday, Oct 14, 2025 to Feb 17, 2026
Mom's Empowerment Groups
Moms' Empowerment is an 8 week group designed for mothers who have experienced abuse in their intimate relationships. Moms meet to share their parenting experiences, concerns and receive support from their peers and professionals. Culturally competent and language specific services are available to all women including Indigenous and Immigrant women.
Some of the topics that will be discussed:
- Empowerment and safety
- Understanding of power and control
- Cycle of abuse and how to break it
- Intergenerational transmission of violence
- Effect of violence exposure on children
- Identify children's needs and new ways to talk with your children about abuse
- Learn new discipline techniques and parenting skills.
For information on the upcoming Moms' Empowerment Groups:
- in English (click here)
- In Punjabi (click here)
Moms’ Empowerment Group Schedule for 2025-2026
Groups in English
Tuesday, Sept 10 to Oct 29, 2024
Tuesday, Mar 11 to April 29, 2025
Tuesday, Aug 5 to Sept 23, 2025
Groups in Punjabi
Tuesday, Jan 7 to Feb 25, 2025
Tuesday, May 6 to June 24, 2025
Tuesday, Oct 7 to Nov 25, 2025
Eligibility criteria
Fathers who have physically / emotionally abused or neglected their children and / or exposed them to abusive choices of behaviour towards their mother.
Mothers who have experienced abuse in their intimate relationships.
Referral Process
Dads
Referrals from Ministry of Children and Family Development are given priority. Referrals from Adult Probation, other community resources as well as self-referrals are considered next if space allows. Social workers and other community workers can refer clients to the program by completing the referral form. (Click here for the Referral Form.) For self-referred clients, please call the program manager on 604.809.5742
Moms
Social workers and other community workers can refer clients to the program by completing the referral form. (Click here for the Referral Form.) For self-referred clients, please call 604.830.8602.
Can you access the program directly?
Other information
Location
#101 13583 - 81 Avenue
Surrey, BC V3W 3V8
Contact
Harpal Johl
Program Manager
T: 604.596.4321 ext. 21182
Email: harpal.johl@options.bc.ca