The first thing is to establish a rapport and trust between the settlement worker and them. Mostly the settlement workers come from a similar background, and they are sensitive to the services and don't push them, and they allow them to be open. That works a lot.
Usually there is also one-on-one counselling and also small group supports among the women who have gone through this abuse, violence and similar difficulties. There are support groups. They are open and they see that they are not alone and everybody talks about that. From there, information is provided and also they are given the choice to have an informed decision of what they want to do.
Similar to immigrant women and with refugees from other countries, as was mentioned before, the solution for their problem is not just separation. We have to work with the entire family. We usually work with the entire family, with the husband, the children and all, to reconcile.
We also have separate workshops and programs for men. When you work on the issue of violence and the special needs of women, men have to be involved, so we do it through that aspect.