THE DAY PROGRAMME

Our Relationship Development Lead, Tina Pearmine, reflects on how boys and young men may use exhaustion as a tactic to control their girlfriend. I have noticed that more and more young people who are subjected to abuse by a boyfriend (or girlfriend) are discussing the tactics and impact of exhaustion subjected to them. The DAY Programme utilises the work of sociologist Albert Biderman, to help young people understand what abusive behaviour looks like. Biderman’s work was focussed on...

Helping Maisy by asking the right questions DAY Programme Relationship Lead Tina Pearmine reflects on her work with a young person. In DAY Programme training, practitioners are briefly equipped to utilise the Power Threat Meaning Framework when supporting young people. We encourage practitioners to utilise THIS resource pack from Irish organisation Jigsaw. I was recently working with a 17-year-old girl, let's call her Maisy, and I was using the DAY programme as a basis for my sessions with...

Alongside my work as Relationship Development Lead for the DAY Programme, I work with young people who need safeguarding. I recently used the DAY programme with a 17-year-old boy in one-on-one sessions. He had been introduced to the manosphere via a school assembly. This assembly was intended to highlight harmful content but instead exposed him to a previously unknown digital space, where his curiosity led him to misogynistic websites, blogs and influencers. By creating a safe,...