THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS AND RESTORATIVE APPROACHES (‘TIARA’) A CONSORTIUM SERVICE FUNDED BY THE OPCC RAY FISHBOURNE THAMES VALLEY PARTNERSHIP ASSOCIATE

THE SERVICE TIARA is a project offering a range of person- centred services for those who are trying to cope with and recover from traumatic experiences of crime. This can include sexual harm, violence, murder/death, crimes related to war and conflict. Within or outside of the criminal justice system

WHO WE ARE/WHAT WE LOOK LIKE WHAT WE SET OUT TO DO WHAT WE HAVE DONE THE EMERGING LEARNING POINTS

WHO WE ARE Thames Valley Partnership ( Consortium Lead) HTV Circles Victim Support Escaping Victimhood Refugee Resource Thames Valley Restorative Justice Service External Evaluation by Dr Nadia Wager

WHAT WE LOOK LIKE TIARA Central referral and contact point giving information and options One –One Support provided by specially trained volunteers to provide information, emotional support and practical help Counselling One-to-one counselling with experienced and specialist counsellors to relieve distress, build confidence and coping skills Support Groups A forum of specially trained volunteers to work just with you to support stability, confidence building and access to other services Residential Workshops For those wishing to make positive changes following a murder, manslaughter or road death of a loved one R. Justice Option A range of opportunities to address the harm caused through direct or indirect contact with the Person who caused the harm

WHAT WE SET OUT TO DO To innovate To collaborate To be restorative To ‘Do No Harm’ To be victim centred To develop new referral pathways To reach out to victims To develop Restorative Support Packages To provide clinical supervision

WHAT WE SET OUT TO DO Stated Targets A combination of 34 interventions for the target group: 20 Integrated Restorative Support Packages 20 victims completing an episode of post trauma counselling 8 victims experiencing restorative interventions other than post trauma counselling 2 victims supported by Forums of Support and Reconciliation 4 victims accessing Escaping Victimhood Residential Programme

WHAT WE HAVE DONE 29 Victim Choices to Date 32 Interventions ( 24 people) for target group (34) 9 opted for more than one intervention (20) 7 completed an episode of counselling, 9 still receiving counselling. (20) Total of 21 referred. 7 people received intervention other than counselling (8) 3 people supported by a Forum (2) 2 people referred to Escaping Victimhood ( I failed to show) (2) Blue figures indicate original target

WHAT WE HAVE DONE Established collaborative working relationships/processes Evaluation proposal accepted by the University of Bedfordshire Ethics Committee. Associate counsellors engaged HTV Circles Forum volunteers recruited and trained Two Forums of Support and Restoration established Central files held by Victim Support. Awareness Raising Events Outreach promotional work

EMERGING LEARNING POINTS IMPORTANCE OF: Shared values, aims and trust building Access to clinical support Lead in period for evaluation design Role of Referrer/VS as ‘supporter’ Clarity of Victim Services role, vis a vis other providers

EMERGING LEARNING POINTS IMPORTANCE OF: Flexibility and responsivity to multiple/complex needs Bespoke services ranging from long term cope/recover to ‘here and now’ coping strategies Adequate administration resource Benefits of multi agency need assessment/case discussion in charitable sector

EMERGING LEARNING POINTS Quick development and engagement is possible Sequencing of interventions becoming clearer e. g. RJ Conferencing Access to services that many victims didn’t know existed Outreach is working Diverse referral sources

MAKING A DIFFERENCE "I am seeing benefits. Before my mind was helpless. With this therapy, I got a space where I can say things, share my worries and thoughts and someone is going to listen and support. You also explained many things and guided me to move on. I felt able to do things. Taking every step is hard but with that support I managed to do that."