- What we do
- Developing support services for families of prisoners
- APF Training & services
- Publications and resources
APF Training and Services
E-mail Lucy Keenan , Development Director at APF, or Sam Hart , Training and Development Officer, to discuss your training requirements. Training sessions can be tailored to your specific outcomes, training budget and time available.
APF offers a range of training and awareness raising sessions to suit a wide variety of professionals and volunteers from all sectors - voluntary, private and public - on the issues affecting families with a relative in prison. This might include staff from SureStart/Children's Centres, Learning Mentors, Teaching Support Assistants, staff and volunteers from voluntary sector agencies working with prisoners' families, as well as staff from the Prison and Probation Services.
What we can offer
KNEX Training
These training sessions help both voluntary and prison staff plan, run and evaluate family visits using the KNEX construction sets. These visits give families the opportunity of an interactive visit, during which they play together - and learn together - in a fun way. Staff trained to help at these visits also have fun! Education/Learning and Skills staff may also benefit from developing their use of KNEX to deliver basic qualifications such as numeracy.
'APF seems to combine the 'bigger picture' work, campaigns, etc. with a practical approach to implementing good practice. it's always a pleasure to go to an APF event'.