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Family Man and Fathers Inside
2 April 2012
Family Man and Fathers Inside
OverviewFamily 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
Focus of CoursesFamily 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
Methods• Warm Up Games• Fiction• Drama• Group and One-to-One Discussion• Portfolio Work• Debates• Letter Writing• Presentations
Supporter Involvement: What’s Involved?
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
‘What Next’ SessionFamily 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
QualificationsFamily 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 InsideNOCN 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
StaffingFamily 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
The Role of the FSW• 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
Data Collection and AnalysisSince 2003: 391 FM/FI courses in 45 Establishments
4,557 Graduates receiving 10,537 qualificationsPost-course data collection forms measure:• Course completion rates• Progression to education, training and employment• Families accessing agency support at ‘What Next’ session
Course Completion Rates2011-12 80%
2010-11 77%
2009-10 75%
2008-09 74%
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)
Since 2007…• Students engaged in ETE before FM/FI = 69.4%• Students engaged in ETE after FM/FI = 92.4%
Students engaged in Education, Training and Employment: 2010-11
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Evaluations and ReviewsOver 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-termTracked adjudications received by Students to assess impact on behaviour on the wing.
Men with Adjudications in 6 Months After Course
Men with Adjudications in 6 Months Before Course
0% 10% 20% 30% 40%
Family Man Impact Study 2011Independent 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
Future Research2011-2013 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