A one-to-one domestic abuse programme for medium-high risk people causing harm.
Preparing Men for Change is a 20-session one-to-one domestic abuse perpetrator programme. This makes it accessible for those who cannot attend group work due to mental health issues or language barriers. The service users are typically medium-high risk individuals who have caused harm within their relationship and family.
The sessions themselves are designed to be delivered sequentially with the first two sessions aimed at building a relationship with the participant and preparing the context for later sessions. The 60-minute sessions (delivered in-person or online) focus on increasing awareness of a healthy relationship based on equality, and therefore, the impact that domestic abuse can have on their partner and children. The service users will understand how their attitudes and beliefs shape their behaviour and that violence and aggression impact negatively on their families. The course will conclude with providing strategies for avoiding violence and abuse and provide ways of reconnecting and improving relationships with their family and community.
This course works in tandem with our specialist intervention service: RISE Domestic Abuse Safety Advisors (DASAs). These trained professionals will offer support to individuals who have experienced domestic abuse. Contact is made with the current or ex-partners of the participant affected by the abuse. A service will be offered that provides safety planning information and support whilst the participants are attending the programme. This ensures our services are victim-focused and support is offered to the victim/survivor.
