The Gender Violence Institute is a resource development and consulting firm founded in 1994 by Rose Thelen and Chuck Derry.

Thelen and Derry have worked to end violence against women since 1980. For fourteen years they provided services to battered women and their children, coordinated and delivered programming for men who batter, organized criminal and civil justice system responses to domestic assault, and provided training on the issue of domestic violence.

The Gender Violence Institute has worked with professionals from a variety of disciplines in the criminal justice system, academia, health and human services, sexual assault, and battered women's programming throughout the U.S. and Canada.

GVI will provide services that meet the goals of your organization or community. Whether that is accomplished through a one-time presentation, a three-day training, or an extended contract for special projects or program development, you are assured of a successful outcome.

All GVI services are available as they relate to domestic violence. Our focus areas include the following:

	Model Criminal/Civil Justice System Responses
	Services for Battered Women and Their Children
	Rehabilitation Groups for Men Who Batter
	Custody and Visitation Issues
	Health Care Responses
	Therapeutic Theory and Practice
	Cultural Facilitators of Violence Against Women

GVI will provide training and/or a speaker with the following focus:

	Prevention Strategies
	Sensitivity Training
	Policy Development
	Male Socialization and Sexual Abuse

Training options are available to meet a wide range of organizational and community needs. We can provide:

	One or Two Hour In-Services
	Full or Half Day Workshops
	Multiple-Day Training
	Extended Comprehensive In-House Consultation

Keynote and plenary addresses are available for conferences, university, or community events. Female and male presenters are available to speak individually or as a team.

Often communities and organizations have projects they would like to implement but either do not have the time or expertise to get the whole job done. The Gender Violence Institute can help you plan and implement those projects.

Emerging as one of the most effective methods of intervening on domestic violence is the coordination of community responses. The Gender Violence Institute will assist your organization or community in developing and implementing a comprehensive intervention. We will:

	Provide Needs Assessments and Evaluate Current Responses
	Create a Project Design the "Fits" your Organization/Community
	Develop Inter- and Intra-agency Policies and Procedures
	Assist in Implementation
	Provide Necessary Training

We will assist you in setting up a new program, restructuring an existing one, or fine-tuning your current operations. We will help you:

	Assess and Evaluate Current Programming
	Develop Work Plans and Procedures
	Develop or Update By-Laws and Personnel Policies
	Improve Internal and External Working Relationships
	Provide Board and Staff Evaluation, Recruitment, and Training

We will customize services to meet the unique needs of your organization or community:

	Workshops
	Training
	Keynote Addresses
	Consultation
	Program Development
	Community Organizing and Assessments

---

Our Mission Statement

GVI believes that violence against women functions to maintain the inequalities that exist between men and women. It is an understanding of the connection between violence, power, and privilege that guides our intervention in domestic and sexual assault. Through community organizing, policy development, education, and training, we work to promote the personal and social change necessary to end violence in women's lives.

---

We Serve:

	Battered Women's Programs
	Sexual Assault Centers
	Law Enforcement/Criminal Justice Agencies
	Social Services Agencies
	Counseling Centers
	Hospitals/Clinics
	Colleges/Universities
	Sports Teams
	Community Groups
	Private/Public Corporations
	Guardian Ad Litems
	Mediators

---

For more information, call, fax, or write to:

Gender Violence Institute
P.O. Box 91
Clearwater, Minnesota 55320

Business and Fax: (320) 558-4510
Toll-Free: 888-558-4484

Or send us some e-mail