23 November 2026 | 14:30-16:30 CET | Online

Webinar Kasia Uzieblo

From stereotypes to complexity: Why do people perpetrate intimate partner violence?

Who perpetrates intimate partner violence and why? Popular narratives often portray perpetrators as psychopaths, narcissists, or as ‘violent men’, but the reality is far more complex.

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Drawing on both scientific evidence and clinical practice, we move beyond diagnostic labels and gender stereotypes to explore characteristics and motives of perpetrators. We examine how individual characteristics, relationship dynamics, situational factors, and broader vulnerabilities interact. The session offers professionals a nuanced framework for understanding perpetrators and for thinking about risk and prevention.

Kasia Uzieblo

Kasia Uzieblo is a clinical and forensic psychologist, an Associate Professor at Vrije Universiteit Brussel, and Flemish coordinator of Helpline 1712. Her research focuses on the underlying dynamics and prevention of domestic and sexual violence. She also has experience in the clinical and risk assessment of perpetrators of violence. Her work combines research evidence with insights from clinical and frontline work on interpersonal violence.

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