The aim of this guide is to enable practitioners to support children affected by a family member’s offending within a whole family approach. By using this guide, practitioners will develop:
- Insight into the particular importance of children’s rights, multi—agency working and safeguarding whilst delivering interventions with offenders’ families
- A refreshed understanding of the impact of offending on children and families
- The ability to incorporate the needs of offenders’ children and families into professional assessments and support plans
- Increased confidence, knowledge and skills to work directly with offenders’ children and families
- Increased knowledge of resources and services available to support offenders’ children and families