The imprisonment of a family member can have significant and long-lasting emotional and practical consequences for those who remain on the outside. Stigma and isolation often ensures these families remain hidden from statutory services, and withdrawn from community support, increasing their vulnerability. Increasing awareness is vital to ensuring these families receive the support they need to overcome the potential impact on their mental health, financial stability and social wellbeing.

‘Excellent workshop, the facilitator was knowledgeable, energetic and engaging.’

Join us on October 18^th 2017 for our half day Hidden Sentence training. This training, originally developed by Action for Prisoners and Offenders Families, is for all professionals who work with children, families and offenders including children’s centre workers, troubled families workers, school staff, play workers, health visitors, and family intervention teams. This course gives a clear overview of the issues facing prisoners’ families, examines in depth the emotional and practical impact of imprisonment on families and explores a range of strategies and resources to help you support them. The training utilises a mixture of taught material, group-work, video content and desk-based activities to engage all learning styles.

Book your place now by clicking on the following link:https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e...-tickets-37058799868

‘Very informative, opened my eyes as to how much children can be affected by having a parent in prison.’

POPS deliver a range of engaging workshops and training designed to raise awareness about the issues that families face, explore the impact of family member offending, promote effective inter-agency working and improve service delivery. If you are interested in building the capacity of your team and would like to find out more about the courses on offer and the associated costs please get in touch by emailingrebeccac@partnersofprisoners.co.uk or calling us on 0161 702 1000.