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Month: October 2018

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One woman’s success is celebrated by our whole group

BGilbert

“I thought that I would tell you my good news.  I had an interview on Monday, and luckily I got one of the 5 jobs on offer.  It is only a temporary contract until the end of March but hopefully it may continue after that. I would like to thank you and everyone in the Cohort 4 group for making me feel so welcome and being so supportive.  It has done me the world of good and boosted my confidence again. I want to keep coming to the evening and weekend events please. I love the group.” A job; after months of searching, relentless applications, some interviews, disappointment, anxiety and extreme financial disadvantage. We all celebrate with our group member on…

Perpetrator supervision and the impact on Women and Children: The privatisation of Probation

BGilbert

At the end of 2013 an article I wrote was published in the British Journal of Community Justice, Special Edition: Transforming Rehabilitation (TR) Under the Microscope. In this article I considered the risks inherent within the TR model, and the impact this would have on women and children as it would jeopardise the work undertaken with perpetrators of domestic abuse by highly skilled, well qualified probation practitioners. I wrote that under TR most of the domestic abuse cases would be assessed as posing a ‘medium risk’ of harm and therefore, would be assigned to the private sector rather than come under the remit of the National Probation Service (NPS). My article argued that due to the potential risk of significant…

OCN Level 2 Young Women’s Programme now Accredited at Cohort 4

BGilbert

Crime, risk and complex needs. We are pleased to announce that our Recognition and Respect (R&R) programme has been accredited as a level 2 qualification, and will take place in early 2019 onwards.  This programme is specifically for women aged 18-25 years of age living in Atherstone, North Warwickshire, Nuneaton and surrounding areas. R&R is an accredited Level 2 programme of 6 sessions, including skills and activities for women who have been, or who are at risk of being involved in crime. Not only will this seek to enable young women to work through their lives, goals and assets, it also provides them with a useful qualification where a range of assessment techniques ensure accessibility for most. This group work…

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