Training To Make a Difference, by NEPACS

Dates available are as follows:

- HIDDEN SENTENCE TRAINING (14 and 21 March) – This 1 day course (delivered virtually in 2 parts) gives you a clear overview of the offender’s journey, its impact on the family from arrest to release and a range of strategies and resources to help you support them in your work.

- HIDDEN SENTENCE AWARENESS TRAINING (23 January) - This 2.5 hours course will give you an awareness of the impact of offending on the families of offenders, the support needs of these families and the benefits of maintaining family ties. It will also look at the various support services available to the families and friends of offenders.

- CARE LEAVER AWARENESS TRAINING (5 Dec or 12 March) - Exploring what it means to be a care leaver and the potential issues faced  by care experienced people. This 3 hour course also gives awareness on the rights and entitlements of legal care leavers aged 18 to 25 years.

- PARENTAL RIGHTS IN PRISON TRAINING (10 Jan) - This is a 2.5 hour awareness session for all those who may work with a family where a parent is in custody or is at risk of going to custody. It looks a the legalities of parental rights and the challenges and barriers prisoners face in exercising their parental rights and remaining an active parent.

- LISTENING SUPPORT SKILLS TRAINING (16 Jan) - This 2.5 hours training course will give you an awareness of what it means to truly listen to others and the skills that are involved in doing this. This will then lead to being more effective in communication generally.