Southampton Youth Offending Programme:
Learning Outcome Form:
Group / Course:
‘TAKE A RISK?’ VICTIM EMPATHY AND RISK TAKING BEHAVIOUR
PROGRAMME.
Overview:
The aim of this programme is to increase the offender’s awareness of the consequences associated
with their risk taking behaviour. It has been developed to be delivered to the higher end offenders,
or those who have been assessed as participating in risk taking behaviour. The main ethos is to look
at empathy. We will be looking at victim empathy, the effects on the emergency services and how it
impacts on frontline staff. We would hope to achieve an increased level of empathy towards victims
and also towards the emergency service personnel. This will be evaluated by young people
completing victim empathy scale tools at the start and end of the course.
The programme consists of four sessions:
Session 1: Taking Risks. (1 hour)
Facilitated by the YOS substance misuse worker and health worker.
Introductions.
Ground rules.
Ice Breaker – What is risk? Using flipchart get the group to name crimes that are associated with risk
– i.e. joy riding, assault (whilst drunk)
A victim empathy scale to be completed by the young person. This will be kept for comparison at the
end of the programme.
Video clips – show Risk DVD with the car crash, or internet clips of accidents that occur whilst people
are drunk.
Actions and consequences. Looking at each clip ascertain the level of danger that could occur.
Session 2: Victim Empathy (1 hour)
To be delivered by YOS Restorative Justice Officers.
What is victim empathy?
How are medical staff affected by the risk taking behaviour?
Session 3: Visit to Southampton Accident and Emergency Department. (2 hours)
The group will attend the ED. Senior paediatric sister will talk to the group about how the ED is
affected by criminal behaviour or risk taking behaviour.
They will see x-rays of injuries caused by fights/knife wounds etc. They will be able to see the impact
of their actions on other people.
Session 4: Headway (2 hours)
Headway is a charity that supports people with acquired brain injuries. Service users co-facilitate the
session with a YOS officer. The session covers the impact of acquired brain injuries.
Members of Headway will talk to the young people, explaining their experiences.
End the session with the victim empathy scales – and compare to original scales completed at the
beginning of the programme.
Learning Outcomes:
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Greater understanding of the health impact of risk taking behaviour after discussion with
hospital staff.
Practical experience of accident and emergency ward.
Discussion with service users about their experiences.
Completion of actions and consequences and victim empathy work.
ECM Objective(s):
Offending Risks:
Staying safe.
LIFESTYLE
PHYSICAL HEALTH
SUBSTANCE MISUSE
PERCEPTION OF SELF AND OTHERS
THINKING AND BEHAVIOUR
ATTITUDES TO OFFENDING
MOTIVATION TO CHANGE
RISK OF HARM
VULNERABILITY
Being Healthy.
Next Review date:
May 2014.