Supporting children and families affected by a family member’s offending – A Practitioner’s Guide

Lindsay Sutherland and Polly Wright - Barnardo's, i-HOP, Department for Education

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
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