Evaluations

Review of "Family Man" - an intervention provided by Safe Ground

This review, by the Commissioning Strategies Group (CSG) of NOMS, examines the elements of the programme design and delivery of the Safe Ground 'Family Man' propgramme in relation to CSG standards for effective interventions. It covers:

  • Description of the programme - aims and objectives
  • Evidence base of theoretical orientation, goals ... read on →

    Authors Janet Creighton, Adrian Smith (Commissioning Strategies Group, NOMS)

    Published August 2011

    Artforms Drama, Multi-Arts

    Organisation Safe Ground

    • Evaluation of Supporters' Participation in Family Man Trials

    AN EVALUATION OF SUPPORTERS’ PARTICIPATION IN THE REVISED ‘FAMILY MAN’ PROGRAMME DELIVERED IN BELMARSH, BIRMINGHAM, BRISTOL, HIGHPOINT AND WANDSWORTH PRISONS read on →

    Author Avril Price

    Published June 2009

    Artform Drama

    Organisation Boswell Research Fellows   Project venues Belmarsh, Birmingham, Bristol, Highpoint, Wandsworth

    Participant type Male and Female Adult Families of offenders

    Sample size: 21

    Family Man: an outline of the theoretical basis of the programme

    This review provides a proposal for a conceptual or theoretical basis for the Family Man programme.  Commisssioned by Safe Ground, Professor James Maguire examines the programme from a psychological perspective and identifies the mechanisms for change which it employs, comparing them to other recognised and accepted models and mechanisms. This ... read on →

    Author James Macguire (Division of Clinical Psychology, University of Liverpool, University of Liverpool)

    Published

    Artform Drama

    Organisation Safe Ground

    FM and FI and Skills for Life

    This evaluation commissioned by the OLSU, examined how far the 'Family Man' and 'Fathers Inside' programmes contributed towards the ‘Skills for Life Strategy’. It found that both programmes support the strategy by focusing on speaking, listening and responding skills and includes details of the percentages of FM & FI course ... read on →

    Author Sue Oakley (Offenders Learning and Support Unit, Department for Education and Skills)

    Published April 2005

    Artforms Drama, Multi-Arts

    Organisation Safe Ground

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