Perpetrator Programme: Respect Model

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.

The programme is delivered by Roy Akins, a Respect-trained facilitator and qualified, registered Social Worker with over 25 years of professional experience. He has worked at both practitioner and managerial levels across the Criminal Justice System, including Youth Justice, Probation, and Prisons, with extensive one-to-one experience working with perpetrators of domestic abuse across all levels of risk, alongside over five years’ experience as a Domestic Abuse Perpetrator Lead in Children’s Social Care.

The intervention is grounded in evidence-informed domestic abuse practice and 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

This programme is currently intended for self-referring individuals who are not subject to current criminal proceedings and who are willing to engage openly and responsibly with the work. This service is offered for self-referring individuals as a voluntary, private intervention, who are motivated to address harmful or abusive behaviour in their relationships.

The work includes a structured midway review and a final review, with a written report provided to the participant on completion. The report is for personal use, outlining engagement with the work and the participant’s own reflections. It is not an assessment of risk, safety, or change, and does not provide professional opinions or recommendations. Any sharing with professionals is the participant’s choice.

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.

Standard Package

£1,700

  • £285 per month (6 months)

  • OR 2 instalments of £850

What’s included

  • 24-week core programme

  • Weekly one-to-one sessions

  • 24 sessions total

Focus

  • Accountability and responsibility

  • Understanding abusive patterns

  • Behaviour change and motivation

  • Building healthier relationship skills

Best suited to:

Clients ready to engage in structured behaviour-change work without additional therapeutic or coaching input.

Enhanced Programme Package

£2,300

  • £385 per month (6 months)

  • OR 2 instalments of £1,150

What’s included

  • 24-week core programme (24 sessions)

  • + Fortnightly specialist sessions over 24 weeks (12 sessions)

  • 36 sessions total

Choose ONE specialist pathway for the duration of the programme:

Option A: Therapeutic Counselling

  • Fortnightly counselling sessions

  • Focus:

    • Personal history and trauma

    • Attachment patterns and emotional triggers

    • Mental health factors contributing to abusive behaviour

    • Developing insight to support sustainable change

    OR

Option B: Therapeutic Coaching

  • Fortnightly coaching sessions

  • Focus:

    • Conflict management and communication

    • Emotional regulation and stress management

    • Applying learning to real-life situations

    • Strengthening work, family, and relationship functioning

    Best suited to:

Clients who need either deeper therapeutic insight or structured skills-based support alongside accountability work.

Premium Programme Package

£2,800

  • £467 per month (6 months)

  • OR 2 instalments of £1,400

What’s included

  • 24-week core programme (24 sessions)

  • + 18 specialist sessions used flexibly over 24 weeks

  • 42 sessions total

Flexible specialist support

Specialist sessions may be used as:

  • Therapeutic counselling

  • Therapeutic coaching

  • Or a combination of both

The balance of counselling and coaching is agreed collaboratively and reviewed regularly, based on:

  • Presenting issues and risk

  • Emotional capacity and stability

  • Progress within the programme

Focus

  • Trauma-informed change

  • Applied behavioural skills

  • Emotional resilience and regulation

  • Sustainable improvement in relationships and daily life

Best suited to:

Clients seeking comprehensive, long-term change with both therapeutic depth and practical application.

Process

  • Initial Consultation – An initial meeting to assess suitability for the programme.

  • Assessment – A comprehensive assessment to identify risk factors and any safeguarding or harm-related concerns.

  • Programme Delivery – Up to 42 structured sessions delivered in line with the programme model outlined above.

  • Ongoing Evaluation – Weekly client feedback alongside a formal mid-programme review.

  • Programme Completion – All agreed sessions completed satisfactorily.

  • Written Report – A written report provided to the participant upon completion of the programme.