We have provided an increasingly wide range of services and products to voluntary and statutory services working with people in trouble for over 15 years.
Some of these are listed briefly below and further details are available by clicking on the appropriate heading on the left.
Assessment
We can provide assessments for Risk and Need in adult and young offenders, Risk of Serious Harm, Sexual Offending, Alcohol/Drugs Dependency, Psychopathy, Domestic Violence, Emotional Intelligence, Feelings Attitudes & Behaviours in Children, Problem Solving.
CCF staff are approved trainers for a wide range of validated instruments.
Effective Practice Skills
Our work in partnership with Professor Chris Trotter of Monash University, Australia, to develop Pro Social Modelling training is highly regarded throughout the UK. We have introduced a ‘training for trainers’ model and other recent developments include the provision of a Family Problem Solving module.
CCF has also hosted a number of highly successful national and international conferences, as well as local seminars on a wide range of ‘effective practice’ themes.
Programmes
We have a wide range of intervention programmes for Adults and Young people. Programmes designed specifically for Girls and Young Women, Young Firesetters and Sexually Harming Adolescents as well as programmes addressing Violence Reduction, Hate Crime, Gang membership and Car Crime.
Core Skills Training
The Centre has developed a range of training courses in response to the growing research agenda and feedback from front line managers and practitioners. Currently these include Motivational Interviewing, Groupwork, Introduction to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Using the P-SCAN and Risk/Need Assessment principles.
Consultancy
As well as our range of training courses and assessments we provide consultancy services. These range from research and evaluation to advising on intervention and implementation issues. We also provide ‘training the trainer’ advice and services.