Domestic Abuse Programme (DAPP)
MENSCAPE offers a Domestic Abuse Perpetrator Programme (DAPP) incorporating the Respect Model, including materials and programme standards (Behaviour change work). It aims to raise awareness of domestic abuse, its impact, and encouraging behaviour change. This is a structured, 24-week, one-to-one online intervention for individuals who want to take responsibility for harmful or abusive behaviour within intimate or family relationships. However, please note that MENSCAPE is not a Respect-accredited programme.
MENSCAPE DAPP – Programme Leadership and Facilitation
The MENSCAPE Domestic Abuse Perpetrator Programme (DAPP) is overseen by Roy Akins, MA, BSc (Hons), Dip.Couns, MBACP, Director and Programme Lead.
Roy is an Independent Social Worker, qualified Integrative Counsellor and Domestic Abuse Perpetrator Programme Facilitator with over 25 years of professional experience across Criminal Justice, Children's Services and therapeutic settings.
He holds a Master's Degree in Youth Justice, Probation and Applied Criminology and a BSc (Hons) in Social Work. Roy is registered with Social Work England (SWE) and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
Roy has extensive experience working with individuals who have perpetrated domestic abuse, including the assessment and delivery of interventions aimed at addressing abusive behaviours, promoting accountability and supporting meaningful behavioural change.
The MENSCAPE DAPP is delivered by Roy and other trained MENSCAPE facilitators, under his overall programme leadership and oversight.
All facilitators delivering the MENSCAPE DAPP have undertaken specialist Respect training in delivering one-to-one interventions with perpetrators of domestic abuse. In addition to this specialist training, our facilitators bring relevant professional experience from backgrounds including criminal justice, social care, substance misuse and mental health services.
This combination of specialist training and professional experience equips our facilitators with the knowledge and skills to work with individuals presenting with complex needs, while maintaining a clear focus on accountability, behavioural change, risk awareness and the safety and wellbeing of those affected by domestic abuse.
In addition, all facilitators are trained to deliver the MENSCAPE DAPP in accordance with its established framework, structure and review processes, ensuring a consistent approach to programme delivery, participant accountability and behavioural change.
MENSCAPE is an Associate Member of Respect, and its DAPP is informed by Respect standards and evidence-based domestic abuse practice which focuses on:
Increasing accountability for behaviour
Understanding patterns of abuse, power, and control
Developing safer alternatives to abusive responses
Reducing risk of harm to partners and children
Self-Referrals and Programme
The MENSCAPE DAPP is available to individuals who wish to address harmful or abusive behaviours within their current or previous intimate relationships. This includes individuals involved in family court proceedings, or where Cafcass, Children's Services or other professional agencies are involved.
Individuals can self-refer without requiring a formal referral from a professional or agency. However, the programme does not accept individuals who are currently subject to ongoing criminal proceedings relating to domestic abuse.
Pre-Programme Assessment and Supporting Documentation
All prospective participants are required to complete an initial assessment to determine their suitability for the MENSCAPE DAPP.
Where individuals are involved in family court proceedings or have involvement with Cafcass, Children's Services or other professional agencies, relevant documentation will be requested as part of the assessment process. This may include Cafcass reports, court orders, judgments and findings of fact from family court proceedings, safeguarding assessments and other relevant professional reports.
These documents are considered alongside information obtained during the initial assessment to develop a fuller understanding of the individual's circumstances, history of abusive behaviour, identified risks and intervention needs. Where findings of fact have been made by the court, these will inform the assessment and subsequent intervention planning.
Where relevant documentation is required but has not been provided, MENSCAPE may be unable to complete the suitability assessment or confirm acceptance onto the programme.
Programme Reviews and Completion Report
The programme includes a structured midway review and final review, providing opportunities to reflect on engagement, learning and progress throughout the intervention.
Upon completion, participants receive a written report (Final Review Report) summarising their engagement with the programme and their own reflections on learning and behavioural change. The report is provided for personal use and may be shared by the participant with solicitors, Cafcass, Children's Services or other professionals involved in their circumstances.
The report does not constitute a formal assessment of risk, safety or behavioural change, nor does it provide independent professional opinions, recommendations or assurances regarding future behaviour.
MENSCAPE Perpetrator Programme Packages
24-Week Individual Behaviour Change Programme (Standard across all packages).
All MENSCAPE programme packages are delivered over 24 weeks online and include structured, consistent one-to-one work focused on accountability, behaviour change, and healthier relationships.
Flexible payment options are available across all packages.
Initial Assessment
All participants are required to complete a pre-programme suitability assessment before commencing the DAPP.
The assessment considers:
Suitability for the programme
Motivation and readiness to engage
Patterns of abusive or harmful behaviour
Relevant safeguarding and risk-related considerations
Individual circumstances and support needs
Whether MENSCAPE is an appropriate intervention
FEES
Assessment fee: £200
The assessment fee is paid up front, before your pre-programme assessment.
If you’re accepted and go ahead, the £200 counts towards your total programme price and is taken off your remaining balance.
If the programme isn’t suitable for you, or you decide not to go ahead, the assessment fee is non-refundable.
Paying the balance
Once your assessment is complete, you can pay the remaining balance (your programme price minus the £200 assessment fee):
In full before the programme starts
In 2 instalments, at the start and at the midpoint of the programme
In 6 instalments, every 4 weeks (24-Week Individual Behaviour Change Programme)
All MENSCAPE DAPP packages are delivered individually online and provide structured, consistent one-to-one work focused on accountability, behaviour change, safer relationships, and reducing harm to partners and children.
Flexible payment options are available for self-funded packages.
Standard DAPP
£2,150
24 sessions over 24 weeks
What’s included:
Comprehensive pre-programme assessment
24 structured one-to-one DAPP sessions
Weekly programme work and reflection
Mid-programme review
Final programme review
Final Review Report following completion
Focus
Accountability and responsibility
Recognising abusive and harmful behaviours
Understanding patterns of power and control
Understanding the impact of domestic abuse on partners and children
Emotional regulation and safer responses
Developing healthier relationship behaviours
Maintaining longer-term behaviour change
Best suited to:
Individuals ready to engage in structured behaviour-change work without additional therapeutic or coaching input.
Flexible Payment Options
Following the £200 assessment payment, the remaining £1,950 may be paid:
In full before commencement
In 2 instalments of £975
Or 6 instalments of approximately £325, payable every four weeks
Enhanced DAPP
£3,000
36 sessions over 24 weeks
The Enhanced package combines the complete 24-session DAPP with an additional 12 specialist sessions, providing further therapeutic or practical support alongside the behaviour-change programme.
What’s included:
Comprehensive pre-programme assessment
24 structured one-to-one DAPP sessions
12 additional specialist sessions
36 sessions in total
Mid-programme review
Final programme review
Final Review Report following completion
Choose one specialist pathway:
Therapeutic Counselling
Additional sessions may explore:
Personal history and trauma
Attachment and relationship patterns
Emotional triggers
Mental health and emotional wellbeing
Developing greater personal insight to support sustainable change
OR
Therapeutic Coaching
Additional sessions may focus on:
Conflict management and communication
Emotional regulation
Stress management
Applying programme learning to everyday situations
Strengthening family, work and relationship functioning
Best suited to:
Individuals who would benefit from deeper therapeutic exploration or additional structured skills-based support alongside the core behaviour-change programme.
Flexible Payment Options
Following the £200 assessment payment, the remaining £2,800 may be paid:
In full
In 2 instalments of £1,400
Or 6 instalments of approximately £466.67, payable every four weeks
Premium DAPP
£3,500
42 sessions over 24 weeks
The Premium package provides MENSCAPE’s most comprehensive level of individual support, combining the complete 24-session DAPP with 18 additional specialist sessions.
What’s included:
Comprehensive pre-programme assessment
24 structured one-to-one DAPP sessions
18 additional therapeutic and/or coaching sessions
42 sessions in total
Mid-programme review
Final programme review
Final Review Report following completion
Flexible Specialist Support
The additional sessions can consist of:
Therapeutic counselling
Therapeutic coaching
Or a combination of both
The balance of therapeutic and coaching support is agreed collaboratively and can be reviewed according to the individual’s needs and progress throughout the programme.
Best suited to:
Individuals seeking the most comprehensive level of support, combining structured behaviour-change work with therapeutic depth and practical skills development.
Flexible Payment Options
Following the £200 assessment payment, the remaining £3,300 may be paid:
In full
In 2 instalments of £1,650
Or 6 instalments of £550, payable every four weeks
Children’s Services & Local Authority Referrals
Commissioned 24-Week DAPP – £2,950
MENSCAPE accepts referrals commissioned by Local Authority Children’s Services where structured one-to-one domestic abuse behaviour-change work has been identified as appropriate.
The commissioned package reflects the additional professional liaison, documentation and reporting requirements associated with statutory-service referrals.
The commissioned package includes:
Comprehensive pre-programme suitability assessment
Review of relevant referral information and professional documentation
24 structured one-to-one DAPP sessions
Ongoing monitoring of engagement
Mid-programme review
Appropriate liaison with the referring professional
Final programme review
Written Final Review Report following completion
Where relevant information is provided by Children’s Services or other professionals, this may be considered within the participant’s programme work to support an individually responsive intervention.
Additional Professional Work
The £2,950 fee covers the standard commissioned package outlined above.
Where a referral requires substantial additional professional meetings, extensive documentation review, attendance at case conferences, bespoke reporting or other work outside the standard commissioned package, any additional costs will be discussed and agreed with the commissioning authority in advance.
Important Information About Reporting
MENSCAPE’s Final Review Report provides an account of the participant’s attendance, engagement, programme work, reflections and learning throughout the intervention.
Completion of a DAPP does not, in itself, demonstrate that risk has been eliminated or that behavioural change has occurred.
The Final Review Report therefore does not constitute a formal assessment of current risk or safety and should not be interpreted as providing a definitive professional conclusion regarding future behaviour.
For self-funded participants, the Final Review Report is provided directly to the participant, who may choose to share it with the Family Court, legal representatives, Children’s Services or other relevant professionals.
Where a programme is commissioned directly by Children’s Services or another Local Authority service, arrangements regarding professional liaison, information sharing and reporting will be agreed at the point of referral and commissioning.
Initial Consultation
An initial consultation provides an opportunity to discuss your circumstances, understand how the programme works and consider whether MENSCAPE may be appropriate.
Professionals considering a referral are also welcome to make contact to discuss the proposed intervention, suitability and commissioning arrangements prior to referral.