The purpose of this manual was to 'provide information and direction for designing and implementing an intervention program for abusive husbands which emphasizes the safety and protection issues for the woman'.

The article discussing the following themes:

* The women may have to leave the relationship for the reasons of safety and protection. They do not want the marriage to end rather the violence.

* The men's treatment programs began in the 70's.

The manual discusses those frameworks that are currently in use and also points out the draw back related to some of them.

What framework does the men's program use?

* Psychological problem based framework

The manual argues that 'reducing wife assault to a pshchological problem, ignores the social context in which violence occurs'.

This model consists of three overlapping sets of casual and perpetuating fact

Baldev Mutta, Lead facilitator, SAHARA Men's Group

For the last five years, emphasis has also been placed on children witnessing violence against their mothers. These are additional programs that have been emerging throughout the communities.

 Ineffective counseling resources

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Approximate Word count = 1398
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)