Family Man and Fathers Inside 2 April 2012

1. Family Man and Fathers Inside 2 April 2012 11/11/11

2. Family Man and Fathers Inside

3. Family Man • 7-week programme • Focus on maintaining and developing family relationships • Considering impact of imprisonment on the whole family Fathers Inside • 5-week programme • Focus on parenting • Considering impact of imprisonment on children and their carers Overview

4. Family Man • Personal development • Considering the needs of family members • How to be an active family member from prison • Making realistic plans for the future Fathers Inside • Understanding child development • The needs of children • How to be an effective father from prison • Contributing to their children’s education Focus of Courses

5. Warm Up Games • Fiction • Drama • Group and One-to-One Discussion • Portfolio Work • Debates • Letter Writing • Presentations Methods

6. A Supporter* can be a: • Partner • Relative • Friend • Volunteer *Family Man only What’s Involved? • Receiving and replying to 4 structured letters • Attending a Supporters’ only session • Working face-to-face with the FM student • Attending a Family Visit, which includes a Presentation Supporter Involvement: What’s Involved?

7. Family Man • Student and Supporter meet internal and external agencies • Student and Supporter work together to write a Family Action Plan • Opportunity to work with OM/OS Fathers Inside • Student meets internal and external agencies • Student writes an Action Plan to help him meet his needs as a father • Opportunity to work with OM/OS ‘What Next’ Session

8. Family Man NOCN Qualifications in: • Family Relationships, Level 1 • Developing Group and Teamwork Communication Skills, Level 1 • Developing Personal Development Skills, Level 1* *If all 3 units are achieved, the student will also receive a Level 1 Award for Progression Other Assessment Opportunities: • Opportunities to practice for Functional Skills in English Fathers Inside NOCN Qualifications in: • Developing Parenting Skills, Level 1 • Developing Group and Teamwork Communication Skills, Level 1 Other Assessment Opportunities: • Adult Literacy, Entry Level • Opportunities to practice for Functional Skills in English Qualifications

9. Family Man • 2 full-time tutors • 1 Family Support Worker (FSW) @25 days • 1 Family Man Line Manager @2.5 hours per week • Additional staff to supervise ‘What Next’ session and Presentation Fathers Inside • 2 full-time tutors • 1 Family Support Worker (FSW) @15 days • 1 Fathers Inside Line Manager @2 hours per week • Additional staff to supervise ‘What Next’ session and Presentation Staffing

10. Coordinating security clearances for Supporters and Family Visit guests • Liaising with Supporters via phone and letter • Co-facilitating the Supporters’ Only session (FM only) • Organising the ‘What Next’ session • Following up referrals from the ‘What Next’ session • Organising Family Visit • Offering post-course referrals for Supporters The Role of the FSW

11. Since 2003: 391 FM/FI courses in 45Establishments • 4,557 Graduates receiving 10,537 qualifications • Post-course data collection forms measure: • Course completion rates • Progression to education, training and employment • Families accessing agency support at ‘What Next’ session Students engaged in Education, Training and Employment: 2010-11 2011-12: 97% of families have accessed support and advice from What Next agencies (e.g. Sure Start, Job Centre Plus, Nacro, PACT, CARAT, education, housing and community services) Data Collection and Analysis • Since 2007… • Students engaged in ETE before FM/FI = 69.4% • Students engaged in ETE afterFM/FI = 92.4%

12. Over the past decade we have compiled a significant body of evidence demonstrating our programmes’ impact, including: • 7 independent evaluations • 5 independent reviews • Participation in wider research studies • On-going data collection and analysis • Family Man Review 2007-08 (University of East Anglia) • Tracked reoffending outcomes for 211 Graduates released from HMP Wandsworth 2005-07 using LIDS data. • FM Graduates reconviction rate = 19.6% • 2004 national prisoner reconviction rate = 56% • BUT: No control group and unable to track reoffending outcomes over the long-term • Tracked adjudications received by Students to assess impact on behaviour on the wing. Evaluations and Reviews

13. Independent Evaluation completed by Boswell Research Fellows and the University of East Anglia • Assessed longer-term impact of the revised Family Man programme upon Graduates and Supporters (2008-10) from 7 establishments • Analysis of questionnaires completed by 54 Graduates and 50 Supporters • In-depth interviews were conducted with 24 Graduates (including 6 who had been released) and 24 Supporters • Key findings: • 78% of Graduates reported implementing the goals in their FM Action Plan • 84% of Graduates reported improved relationships with their children/families • 92% of Supporters agreed that FM had helped their graduate understand his family responsibilities • 98% of Supporters felt that FM had helped both of them think about resettlement • None of the released Graduates surveyed or interviewed appeared to have reoffended Family Man Impact Study 2011

14. 2011-2013 DfE funded longitudinal study of Family Man • Conducted by the Institute for Criminal Policy Research, University of London • Biggest study to date • Will use official data, including reoffending rates, adjudications and family visits, on all Graduates since 2007 to assess longer-term impact of FM • Surveying and interviewing Students and Family Supporters to measure changes in perceptions and family relationships in line with Desistance theory • Will survey education staff and officers to assess impact on the regime • Provide a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis to examine the programme’s cost-effectiveness Future Research