Sheriff Napier to chair SASO Aberdeen meeting tomorrow

Chair: Sheriff Graeme Napier

Room H230, Faculty of Health and Social Care, Robert Gordon University, Garthdee, Aberdeen

Free car parking available

Speakers:

Charlie Martin, New Routes Partnership, The Wise Group

Yvonne Robson, Project Manager, Shine Women’s Mentoring Service, Sacro

The New Routes Partnership utilises an intense asset-based mentoring approach with prolific male offenders to help them identify their challenges, hopes and aspirations and help them to create a personal release plan to re-integrate with their families and communities and to move towards a non-criminal identity. As a former prisoner himself, Charlie is uniquely placed to approach the subjects of through care and desistance from an offender’s perspective.

The Shine Women’s Mentoring Service is aimed at women, over the age of 18 from across Scotland who are serving short-term sentences and not subject to statutory supervision. The service provides a mentor who helps women build their self-esteem and confidence. Mentors are able to offer both practical and emotional support. The service will help women to develop their independence and quality of life, improve their social skills and motivation and work towards addressing a life free of offending.

Members and non-members alike are welcome.

Solicitors & Advocates, Police and Social Workers and other professions may claim CPD time for attendance at SASO lectures - registration at the event will be required.

Please communicate any enquiries regarding the presentation or SASO in general to: Isobel Townsend / Nicola Youngson, Branch Secretaries

Tel: 01224 263215 / 263237

E-mail: i.townsend@rgu.ac.uk / n.j.youngson@rgu.ac.uk