Ignition programmes combine the evidence-based respectful, approach of Motivational Interviewing with effective experiential methods demonstrated to be effective with offender populations.
Programme support pays full attention to programme integrity and responsivity.
High levels of resistance, denial guilt and shame are common around sexual offending. Engagement and formation of a working relationship, lowering the need for defensive resistance and developing an individual's own motivation for change, are therefore crucial to successful outcomes in sexual offender work.
Ignition: Engagement for sexual offenders is a brief intervention which:
Two programme variants will be available, combining Motivational Interviewing with offence-specific materials to work either:
Ignition: Engagement can act as a 'stand alone' motivational preparation to improve treatment readiness for treatment intervention, with accredited sexual offending programmes.
This structured but flexible programme model builds on the motivation developed in Ignition: Engagement for sexual offenders, enabling a worker to:
The programme is extremely practical and concrete, using the meaningful and safe experiential learning methods in which Ignition are experts.
Our programme training packages provide:
Please contact us to discuss your interest in these programmes.