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Supporting Female Offenders: Role of Family in Recovery

Explore the specific support needs of female offenders and the crucial role of family support in sustaining their recovery. Discover how Phoenix Futures addresses issues like loss of children, domestic violence, self-harm, and more through various programs and partnerships. From prison services to community support, learn about the comprehensive approach taken to empower and assist female offenders. Contact Charlotte Sharpe, Service Manager, at csharpe@foundation66.org.uk for more information.

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Supporting Female Offenders: Role of Family in Recovery

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  1. The specific support needs of female offenders and the role of family support in sustained recoveryLauren Benham

  2. Contents Phoenix Futures and our work in prisons Through The Gate provision at HMP’S Holloway and Pentonville The role of family support in sustained recovery The support needs of female offenders and how we address them

  3. Recovery Capital

  4. Our work in prisons

  5. Family Support • 1:1 key working • Mediation • Children and Family visits presence • Family interventions: Families in Recovery, Families Anonymous, All About Mum, Story Sacks

  6. Involving families post-releasePrison services Pre-release planning meetings 3 months family support post-release; 1:1 key working, signposting and referrals, practical support e.g. grant applications Practical advice for families: • Set clear boundaries • Write down behaviours that cross the boundary • Stick to ‘healthy consequences’ • Support group • Acknowledge the cycle of change • No enabling!!

  7. Involving families post-release Residential service Visits – increased family contact throughout treatment, inc overnight stays and debriefing with family members Care plan reviews FLAMES programme – 3 hour monthly workshop to coincide with family visit – open support and advice + guest speaker to share their story + ‘hot topic’ e.g. TC concept, interventions Community services Triple P – positive parenting programme MPACT course 1:1 support and counselling for family members Older persons Befriending service NORCAS Young People’s Affected Others Service

  8. Through The Gate (TTG) service

  9. Grace House First female-only residential, opened to address housing gap for women leaving Holloway with complex needs 12-24 week programme, 10 bed spaces 4 phases to treatment 1 assignment per month: courage, faith, strength, acceptance, hope, freedom. Contact information:  Charlotte Sharpe, Service Manager csharpe@foundation66.org.uk

  10. Support needs of female offenders Loss of children into social care Domestic violence Low self-esteem/self-worth Self-harm Sex-working Forced marriage Eating disorders Sexual violence Trafficking

  11. How Phoenix Futures (and partners) address these needs in the prison • Awareness groups on self-harm, mental health topics, contraception, STI’s, affirmations, vignettes • MBAT • The SHINE Project • Families in Recovery, AAM group, FA • Referrals into other support teams e.g. psychological therapies, mental health, counselling, housing • Thyme project (Women In Prison) • Safer Sex Working programme

  12. 4 day psychosocial intervention Self-referral or through a member of the team Hard-to-reach client group, don’t share those experiences in substance misuse groups but often impacts on their substance use and experiences of trauma Topics include: What kinds of sex work are there What are the emotions experienced by the service user Cycle of change to explore attitudes towards sex working Education around STI’s and Hepatitis, methods of contraception and how to use them (women's health) Ways to make sexual activities safer and how to reduce risks of contracting STI or getting pregnant, Setting boundaries with yourself and with a client (practice saying no to particular requests) Guest speaker to share their story Safer sex working programme

  13. Thyme project – partnership with (Women In Prison) 6 week personal development group For women who have experienced gender-based violence Running since October 2013 Self-referral Based on the understanding that safety, trust and self-worth have been compromised Thyme self-help journal Power to Change New prison initiative, first programme currently running 6 weeks, 12 sessions of group work Self-referral Topics include: boundaries, grief and loss, coping with children in a violent relationship Any 1:1 support provided by TSP staff Domestic and sexual violence

  14. Partnership working • WIP (Thyme) • Holloway hub – Phoenix Futures, Hibiscus, New Horizons, PACT, Working Chance, WIP • The SHINE Project • Fellowships • CRC’s • Probation, DIP, IOM, social work, aftercare services

  15. Questions? Lauren Benham Lauren.Benham2@phoenix-futures.org.uk 0789 628 1098

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