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Family Violence Class
What is a Family Violence Class?
A Family Violence Class is a class led by a certified facilitator to educate you about:
- a definition of family violence.
- accepting accountability for your violent behavior.
- identifying the beliefs of power and control behind your violent behavior.
- identifying the emotional effect of your behavior on others, and
- identifying the legal repercussions of continued violence.
Purpose:
The purpose of the Family Violence Class is for you to be able to:
- list methods for prioritizing and promoting victim safety.
- describe the differences in accepting versus denying accountability for your past, current, and possible future behavior as a family violence offender.
How participation occurs:
Participation in a Family Violence Class is either:
- on a voluntary basis, or
- as a result of a mandate from the State of Georgia Court System based on the Official Code of Georgia 19-13-16(A).
Frequency and duration of class:
The class meets once weekly for 90 minutes for 24 weeks.
Absences:
You can miss three classes with no penalty.
If you miss more than three classes, you must:
- re-enroll.
- pay your fees again.
- complete the total required number of classes again.
NOTE: Previous classes you attended do not count toward your new enrollment.
Date, time, and location of class:
Meeting days, times, and locations vary.
Class size:
Classes vary in number of participants.
Anger Management Class
What is an Anger Management Class?
An Anger Management Class is a class led by a qualified instructor to educate you about:
- recognizing the cues that lead to your inappropriately expressing anger, and
- appropriate ways to effectively deal with anger.
Purpose:
The purpose of an Anger Management Class is for you to:
- recognize the cues that lead to your anger, and
- describe non-violent ways to appropriately deal with your anger.
How participation occurs:
Participation in an Anger Management Class is either:
- on a voluntary basis, or
- as a result of a mandate from the State of Georgia Court System.
Frequency and duration of class:
- The class meets once weekly for 90 minutes for 12 consecutive weeks.
- Your court mandate determines the number of sessions you must attend.
Absences:
- If you enroll in a twelve-week class, you can miss one class with no penalty.
- If you enroll in a class that is less than twelve-weeks, the program director must approve any absences due to emergencies or extenuating circumstances.
- If the program director does not approve your absence you must:
- re-enroll
- pay your fees again.
- complete the total required number of classes again.
Date, time, and location of class:
Meetings days, times, and locations vary.
Class size:
Classes vary in number of participants.
Successful Parenting Class
What is a Successful Parenting Class?
A Successful Parenting Class is a class led by a qualified instructor to educate you about effective and appropriate ways to elicit the desired behavior you want from and children.
Purpose:
The purpose of the Successful Parenting Class is for you to be able to apply techniques from the book, One-Two-Three Magic, Effective Discipline for Children 2-12, by Thomas W. Thelean, Ph.D. including for you to be able to:
- describe a simple technique for children to stop unacceptable behavior (whining, arguing, tantrums, and sibling rivalry).
- describe seven techniques for children to start acceptable behavior (cleaning rooms, going to bed, picking up toys, and completing homework).
- describe four techniques to strengthen the bonds between you and your children.
How participation occurs:
Participation in the Successful Parenting Class is either:
- on a voluntary basis, or
- as a result of a mandate from State of Georgia Court System.
Frequency and duration of class:
The class meets once weekly for one hour for 12 weeks.
Absences:
- You can miss one class with no penalty.
- If you miss more than one class, you must:
- re-enroll
- pay your fees again.
- complete the total required number of classes again.
Date, time, and location of class:
Meetings days, times, and locations vary.
Class size:
Classes vary in number of participants.
Alcohol and Drug Offender Class
What is an Alcohol and Drug Offender Class?
An Alcohol and Drug Offender Class is a group class led by a qualified instructor to educate you about the emotional and legal consequences of continued use of alcohol and drugs and to motivate you to change their choice of using alcohol and drugs.
Purpose:
The purpose of the Alcohol and Drug Offender Class is for you to be able to:
- describe the effects of your alcohol or drug use on your family.
- reduce resistance, denial, and repression.
- describe the consequences of not changing.
- list ways to increase your motivation and actions for changing.
- list specific risk factors for relapse and methods for preventing relapse.
How participation occurs:
Participation in the Alcohol and Drug Offender Class is either:
- on a voluntary basis, or
- as a result of a mandate from the State of Georgia Court System.
Frequency and duration of the class meetings:
- The class meets for three hours weekly.
- Your Alcohol and Drug Evaluation determines how many classes you must attend.
Absences:
- You can miss no more than 3 classes in a row.
- If you miss more than three classes, your instructor will notify the Georgia Department of Driver Services which may suspend your driver’s license for non-compliance with the mandate that you attend the class.
- If the program director does not approve your absence you must:
- re-enroll.
- pay your fees again.
- complete the total required number of classes again.
Date, Time, and Location of Class:
Class days, times, and locations vary.
Class Size:
Class varies in number of participants.
Class Instructor
Tori Hatter-Smith, MS, LAC, PLPC, BC-TMC, CACII
Tori Hatter-Smith, MS, LAC, PLPC, BC-TMC, CACII is a Licensed Addiction Counselor and a Provisional Licensed Professional Counselor. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Southern University and a master’s degree in human services with a concentration in mental health counseling from Capella University. Tori has a broad range of clinical skills including individual, group, and family recovery counseling.