Thaw (association)

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Tauwetter is a self-help project by men and for men who were exposed to sexual violence as boys . Support the focal point of the project is a non-profit recognized registered association based in Berlin . Through networking with other projects, participation in various federal committees, public relations, advanced training, telephone advice and an Internet presence with address and literature lists, the association is also effective outside of Berlin.

history

In early 1995, a self-help group established the thawing point in Mehringhof in Berlin-Kreuzberg . The association Tauwetter, united against sexual violence eV was founded in April 1999. Right from the start, the principle of help by those affected for those affected has been consistently adhered to; The affected-controlled approach was developed together with other projects. Tauwetter sees itself as partisan in favor of victims of sexual violence; Work with perpetrators is deliberately not offered.

Thaw was one of the few contact points that offered support for affected men as early as the mid-1990s, and is still one of the few offers for men who were exposed to sexual violence in their childhood.

Since the beginning of 2013, the work of the contact point has been supported by the Berlin Senate. The necessary personal contribution is ensured through additional offers (see below).

Tauwetter is a member of the German Society for Prevention and Intervention in Child Abuse and Neglect and works with other self-help projects and advice centers ( white water , dark chocolate , etc.) and the Independent Commissioner for Questions of Child Sexual Abuse (UBSKM); Tauwetter is also actively represented in the Berlin networking committees.

deals

In the contact point there is an advice and a self-help area, which is run by the non-profit association Tauwetter.

In the counseling area, people who are affected (the association addresses "men *", with the asterisk stands for the self-designation of other genders, see intersexuality ) and also for supportive persons, couples and professionally confronted with the topic of counseling in personal, telephone or written form offered.

In the self-help area, groups are offered in particular - in their initial phase accompanied by men who are experienced in self-help.

In addition, Tauwetter offers case supervision, training, lectures, workshops, media advice and various contributions to the prevention of sexualised violence. Tauwetter is active nationwide with training courses, lectures and workshops.

With an extensive list of other offers of help on its homepage, Tauwetter takes on a nationwide networking function for men seeking help.

aims

The aim of Tauwetter is to support "men *" who were affected by sexual violence in their childhood or youth on their way to a more self-determined life.

Further goals are the prevention of sexualised violence and promoting the topic of sexualised violence in public.

Commitment as a victim for those affected

In cooperation with Wildwasser, the first nationwide congress of victims of sexual violence was organized in September 2010 under the title "From our point of view". Over 100 people affected from all over Germany have drawn up a list of demands. This was presented to the media at a press conference and by a representative from Whitewater and a representative from Thaw at the round table .

In 2011, Tauwetter and Wildwasser organized a "Block of the Faceless" of those affected by sexual violence at the demonstration on the occasion of the Pope's visit to Berlin. 500 participants, many of them with white masks in front of their faces, shouted to the Pope "Non gradimus vos" - we will not forgive you.

Participation in the round table and at UBSKM

Tauwetter has been active at the federal political level since 2010 and brings "their analysis, their publications, their critical and constructive interjections and their creative approaches" to federal bodies.

In 2010, Tauwetter was active at the Round Table on Sexual Abuse of Children in the sub-working group "Advisory network in which those affected by sexual violence and their relatives receive competent advice, support and accompaniment" and contributed content-related amounts and statements to Working Group I "Prevention - Intervention - Information" involved under the direction of Minister Kristina Schröder.

At the same time, Tauwetter worked on the scientific advisory board of the telephone contact point of the independent commissioner Christine Bergmann .

Since 2014, Tauwetter has been on the advisory board of the current independent commissioner for issues relating to child sexual abuse, Johannes-Wilhelm Rörig , where he works in the research concept group.

Tauwetter is a member of the Bund-Länder-AG for the monitoring of the Federal Government's 2011 Action Plan to protect children and young people from sexual violence and exploitation.

Publications

  • Stefan Sack and the group Tauwetter: Self-help groups for men, their importance for the healing process after sexual abuse . In: Gitti Hentschel (Ed.): Scandal and everyday life: sexual abuse and counter-strategies . Orlanda Verlag , Berlin 1996, ISBN 3-929823-38-1 , p. 135 ff .
  • Authors' group Tauwetter: Tauwetter: A self-help manual for men who were sexually abused as boys . 1st edition. DONNA VITA Marion Mebes OHG, Ruhnmark 1998, ISBN 3-927796-57-3 , p. 93/96 (new ISBN 978-3-927796-57-7 ).
  • Thomas Schlingmann and other Tauwetter employees: Self-help - a suitable concept for men who were victims of sexualised violence as boys? Experience of the contact point thaw . In: Hans-Joachim Lenz (Ed.): Male victim experience: Problem situations and approaches to help in counseling for men . Juventa-Verlag, Weinheim / Munich 2010, ISBN 3-7799-1364-X ( online ).
  • Thomas Schlingmann: Masculinity, experience of sexual violence and drug use . In: Silke-Birgitta Gahleitner, Connie Lee Gunderson (ed.): Gender, Trauma, Addiction: News from research, diagnostics and practice . Escort by Michaela Huber. Asanger, Kröning 2009, ISBN 978-3-89334-542-7 .
  • Thomas Schlingmann: The social significance of sexual violence and its effects on male victims . In: Advice center kibs (ed.): It can be what shouldn't be: Boys as victims of sexualised violence. Documentation of the conference on November 19th and 20th 2009 in Munich / kibs, Kinderschutz eV Books on Demand, Norderstedt 2009, ISBN 978-3-8423-4644-4 .
  • Thomas Schlingmann: Advice for men who had to experience sexual violence as boys . In: Kind im Zentrum (ed.): Perspective of the child: Advice and therapy in the event of sexual abuse . Zsgest. by Udo Wölkerling. 1st edition. EJF, Berlin 2010, DNB  1042333645 .
  • Peter Mosser, Thomas Schlingmann: Plastic Surgery on the Scars of Violence - Comments on the Medicalization of the Concept of Trauma . In: Society for Community Psychological Research and Practice eV (Hrsg.): Forum Community Psychology . 1 year 18 (2013). Pabst Science Publishers, 2013, ISSN  1430-094X , DNB  98653997X ( online [accessed March 18, 2016]).
  • Thomas Schlingmann: Is it all trauma or what? In: Wildwasser eV (Ed.): From taboo to headline. 30 years of work against sexual violence - much achieved ?! Congress documentation. Berlin September 2013 ( wildwasser-berlin.de [PDF; 2.4 MB ; accessed on March 22, 2016]).
  • Thomas Schlingmann: The emperor's new clothes? - A criticism of "do not become a perpetrator" . In: DGfPI (Ed.): Child abuse and neglect . No. 1/2015 , 2015 ( tauwetter.de [PDF; 673 kB ; accessed on March 18, 2016]).
  • Thomas Schlingmann: For a new relationship between science, practice and those affected - comments from the perspective of a researching, affected practitioner . In: DGfS (ed.): Journal for Sexual Research . No. 4/2015 . Thieme, 2015, ISSN  0932-8114 , DNB  013761587 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Juliane Schumacher: Male victims go away empty-handed. In: The daily newspaper . January 23, 2012, accessed March 17, 2016 .
  2. ↑ The thawing point
  3. ↑ The association Tauwetter, united against sexual violence eV
  4. ↑ The affected-controlled approach
  5. ↑ Wildwasser, Weglaufhaus "Villa Stöckle", thaw: concerns professionalism . Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband, Berlin 2004 ( PDF; 200 kB [accessed on March 22, 2016]).
  6. ↑ Topic: a person-controlled approach . In: Federal Association for the Prevention of Sexual Abuse of Girls and Boys eV (Ed.): Prevention . No. 3/2006 . Federal Association for the Prevention of Sexual Abuse of Girls and Boys, April 2006, ISSN  1436-0136 ( PDF; 1.5 MB [accessed on March 22, 2016]).
  7. ↑ Mission statement
  8. ↑ Christine Bergmann: A taboo is broken . In: Tauwetter eV (Ed.): The marked path? How we became what we are. A look back at the first 20 years . Self-published, Berlin 2014.
  9. ^ Finances of the association
  10. ↑ Report Mainz asks Thomas Schlingmann. In: Report Mainz . June 2, 2015, accessed March 17, 2016 .
  11. ↑ cooperation partners
  12. ↑ Berlin expert group against sexual abuse of girls and boys: About us. Retrieved March 22, 2016 .
  13. ↑ Info: What is the * (asterisk) behind men?
  14. ↑ Advice and information for those affected
  15. ↑ Advice for supporters
  16. ↑ Couple counseling
  17. ↑ Expert advice
  18. ↑ Advice
  19. ↑ Self-help groups
  20. ↑ Additional offers from the Tauwetter association
  21. ↑ Thomas Schlingmann: The social significance of sexual violence and its effects on male victims . In: Advice center kibs (ed.): It can be what shouldn't be: Boys as victims of sexualised violence. Documentation of the conference on November 19th and 20th 2009 in Munich / kibs, Kinderschutz eV Books on Demand, Norderstedt 2009, ISBN 978-3-8423-4644-4 .
  22. ↑ Thomas Schlingmann: The silence of men. (PDF; 112 kB) Input presentation for the ecumenical church convention in Munich 2010. Accessed on March 22, 2016 .
  23. ↑ Addresses
  24. ↑ From our point of view - Congress: Position paper and demands of the nationwide congress "From our point of view" by people to whom sexual violence has been inflicted as children or adolescents. (PDF; 503 kB) on September 25 and 26, 2010 in Berlin. Retrieved March 22, 2016 .
  25. ↑ From our point of view - Congress: Political demands from the point of view of people who were subjected to sexual violence in childhood or adolescence. (FLAC, OGG VORBIS, MP3, PDF) Press conference. In: Internet Archive. September 27, 2010, accessed March 23, 2016 .
  26. ↑ Martina Hävernick, Thomas Schlingmann: Report from the congress “From our point of view” by people who were subjected to sexualised violence in childhood or adolescence. (PDF 364 kB) September 30, 2010, accessed on March 22, 2016 .
  27. ↑ Wildwasser Berlin, Thaw: Against sexual violence! Non graduation vos! (PDF; 4.0 MB) Call for the Block of the Faceless at the demo against the Pope's visit. September 22, 2011, accessed March 22, 2016 .
  28. ↑ Peter Nowak : Papal critics had a lot of fun. September 23, 2011, accessed March 22, 2016 .
  29. ↑ Tauwetter, Wildwasser Berlin: Block of the Faceless against sexual violence. Excerpts from the speeches in the block. In: FRN Audioportal Free Radios. Federal Association of Free Radios, September 25, 2011, accessed on March 24, 2016 .
  30. ↑ Johannes-Wilhelm Rörig: Greetings for the symposium "The marked path?" on the occasion of 20 years of Tauwetter e. V. - Contact point for men * who were exposed to sexual violence in childhood or adolescence. (PDF; 72 kB) Independent Commissioner for Issues of Child Sexual Abuse, October 23, 2015, accessed on March 22, 2016 (October 23, 2015 in Berlin).
  31. ↑ Simone von Stosch: Interview on the round table against abuse: "The work for the victims falls by the wayside". In: tagesschau.de. December 1, 2010, accessed March 23, 2016 .
  32. ^ Thomas Schlingmann: Statement on the discussion paper of UAG IV: "Expansion of primary preventive diagnostics and treatment offers". (PDF; 196 kB) December 9, 2010, accessed on March 22, 2016 .
  33. ↑ Christine Bergmann: Final report of the independent commissioner for dealing with child sexual abuse. (PDF; 5.2 MB) Office of the Independent Commissioner for Coming Up With Child Sexual Abuse, April 2011, accessed on March 22, 2016 .
  34. ↑ Advisory Board and Advisory Board of the Independent Commissioner. Independent Child Sexual Abuse Officer, accessed March 22, 2016 .
  35. ↑ Action plan 2011 of the federal government for the protection of children and young people from sexual violence and exploitation. (PDF; 1.6 MB) Federal Ministry for Family, Seniors, Women, September 2011, accessed on March 22, 2016 .