Domestic and Interpersonal Violence Reduction Prog

The Minnesota Department of Corrections is seeking a vendor to provide an intimate partner violence (IPV) intervention program to be piloted at the correctional facility in Faribault, MN. The program should provide incarcerated individuals with programming that builds self-awareness, responsibility, and accountability and develops intrinsic motivation and skills to stop the use of abusive and violent behavior with intimate partners. The program should be delivered one or two times per week, with each session lasting 90-120 minutes, and should be designed for up to 15 adults per group cycle. The vendor should have experience working with incarcerated and/or justice-involved populations and should have knowledge and understanding of criminogenic needs. The vendor should also have a process for managing conflict and disruptions during group sessions and should have written policies and procedures for group participation expectations. Some key deliverables include: • An outline of the program curriculum, including module titles and the number of sessions for each module • Any research or outcomes collected over the past five years of program delivery • Incentives used to increase prosocial behaviors during group time (which must be approved by the MCF-Faribault warden or designee) • A description of how the vendor will foster healthy and positive relationships with group members • A description of how the vendor will model accountability and share relevant and appropriate life experiences • A description of how the vendor will meet the needs of diverse populations, specifically for group members who identify as non-white • A description of how the vendor will include feedback from survivors in their program and curriculum development