Work with Us
Counterpoint was founded by a group of nine women and men in 1995 and incorporated in 1997 as a Not-for-Profit Co-operative. This Co-operative is governed by the Co-operatives Act and the Not-For-Profit Corporations Act. Its’ Board of Directors is drawn from its membership base and is accountable to the same body. The Board of Directors is a working Board which is responsible for the organization in its entirety.
Anti-Violence Work with Men
Counterpoint offers regular training courses for those interested in learning about how to work with abusive men. These courses include the Power and Control Wheel, Wheel on Healthy Relationships, Reference of Paulo Friere ‘s Pedogogy of the Oppressed and much more.
Counterpoint PAR Facilitators
This training offers a total of 185 hours of training for workers who want training to work with abusive men. It includes theory classes, group work, supervision, peer review, team development meetings, mentoring and numerous opportunities for personal and professional development in domestic violence through an internship.
