To be able to facilitate reflection on working safely in a gang related environment.

1. Safe Working in Gang Related
Environments
Day 3
Facilitators: Craig Pinkney and Sangeeta Soni

2. Learning Outcome
1) To be able to facilitate reflection on
working safely in a gang related
environment.

3. Safe working, what is it?

4. Possible Policies
• Lone Working
• Risk Assessment
• Safe Guarding
• Substance and Alcohol Misuse
• Identifying and Maintaining Boundaries
• Confidentiality
• Managing Conflict
• Mental Health
• Development and Training re Safe Working

5. Task 1
(Refer to 2 Case Studies)

6. Task 2
Agree
or
Disagree

7. Lunch Time!!!

8. Key Components to Working in a
Gang Related Environment
• Language
• Dress Code
• Knowledge (Agenda, Grassroots, Geography, History,
Interventions, Culture)
• Credibility
• Social Capital
• Gender
• Risk Assessment

9. Risk Assessment
(Refer to Handout)

10. Task 3
Each of you will be provided with 2
scenarios, in groups discuss how
you would engage this situation,
considering the key components
mentioned previously.

11. Mental Health

12. Mental Health
Mental health is usually concerned with the
ability to have the mental capacity to make
decisions for yourself.

13. Mental Health and its Impact
on Practice
Consider why and how this may be
relevant in a gang-related
environment?