Coming Soon
At the Change Project we are actively developing and progressing forward with new innovative training to address the behaviour of people who use abuse in any relationship and educate and support them to achieve a life free from abuse.
Programmes:
Domestic Abuse Prevention through Change (DAPC)
The Change Project’s new, innovative ‘Domestic Abuse Prevention through Change’ (DAPC) programme, embodies current research and understanding, in line with the recent Domestic Abuse Act 2021 and Tackling Violence against Woman and Girls Strategy. The DAPC comprises of robust risk suitability assessment, 2 x pre group sessions and 12 x core sessions.
The DAPC includes the fundamental role of our Integrated Support Service who provide support to survivors and their children along with case and risk management throughout.
By working with individuals who cause harm, the DAPC improves the wellbeing and safety of the individual, survivors, children and the whole family. The 12 core sessions utilise a biopsychosocial approach which considers biological, psychological and social factors and their interactions when considering the multifaceted causes of domestic abuse.
The pioneering nature of the DAPC and the biopsychosocial approach it employs, allows for therapeutic work through principles explained within the cognitive-behavioural model of thoughts, emotions, behaviour and body sensations. This provides individuals who cause harm with specific tools and strategies to regulate their emotions and prevent future abusive behaviours. The DAPC explores biological factors by educating individuals who cause harm from the biochemistry of hormones that influence feelings and emotional regulation. Finally, the DAPC explores and addresses sociological factors such as misogyny, patriarchy and privilege.
The DAPC is an intimate partner violence (IPV) intervention primarily focused to address individual’s abusive behaviour.
Referrals will be accepted from voluntary and statutory agencies and professionals.
Self-referrals are accepted by individuals who would like to address their own abusive behaviour.
Caring Dads
Developed in a University-community partnership, Caring Dads is an evidence based intervention programme for males (him/he) who have abused, neglected, or exposed their children to domestic abuse.
Caring Dad’s is a 17-week group-work programme to help fathers value their children. The course has been developed to engage men in the process of examining their fathering and motivating them to instigate change.
The programme is designed to increase men’s awareness and the application of child centred fathering. Fathers (him/he) will build awareness of, and responsibility for, abuse and neglectful fathering. We will support them in understanding the impact of domestic abuse and maltreatment of children and help them to rebuild trust and plan for the future.
Caring Dads includes the fundamental role of our Integrated Support Service. This component involves systematic outreach to mothers (her/she) to ensure safety and freedom from coercion. Contact with children’s mothers (she/her) by ISS, ensures mothers (she/her) are informed about the program. Collaboration between professionals and with mothers (she/her) to anticipate and work to avoid potential unintended negative consequences of fathers (him/he) involvement in intervention. Provision of referral and of safety planning to children’s mothers, as necessary.
The Caring Dad’s programme is for father to increase their awareness and to apply child centred fathering. The father must have direct contact with at least one child.
Referrals will be accepted from voluntary, statutory agencies, professionals, and self referrals.