National Practitioners' Network
The National Practitioners’ Network (NPN) is an informal group of organisations and individuals working in the domestic violence perpetrator sector. The NPN has no formal membership and no one is in charge.
Following discussions between a small group of practitioners working in the field at a conference hosted by CHANGE in January 1992, the first meeting of the (NPN) was held in Keighley, England in 1992. The NPN has met for two days, once every six months from then onwards, with a different organisation hosting the event each time. Initially covering the UK, the NPN recently expanded to include the Republic of Ireland, and the meeting in May 2005 was held in Dublin.
What happens at the NPN
NPN meetings are not formal conferences. They are informal network meetings which provide opportunities for practitioners to meet and discuss common issues, to subject practice to peer scrutiny, to offer guidance to newcomers and to give each other support.
Respect and the NPN
Respect was formed from a steering group of NPN members and continues to have a close relationship with the NPN, holding our Annual General Meetings during NPN meetings every November.
National Practitioners’ Network meetings history
A list of all previous NPN meetings
Download: National Practitioners Network history.doc
NEW: Next meeting of the National Practitioners Network (NPN) - 30th & 31st October 2008
NSPCC Liverpool Domestic Violence Team invite you to the 34th National Practitioners Network Meeting
Venue: Royal Clifton Hotel, Southport
This is an excellent opportunity to network, meet and share expertise with professionals involved in working with domestic violence, either in programmes for perpetrators, or in support services for women and children who are affected by domestic violence.
Much of the event will be taken up with small scale workshops. Some members of the Network have already volunteered to facilitate a number of workshops and there is the opportunity for anyone wishing to attend to volunteer to run a workshop, so if you would like to run a workshop please contact NSPCC Liverpool Domestic Violence Team (see below and flyer for details).
Some of the workshop topics and facilitators will be decided on in the opening session on 30th October, when attendees will have the opportunity to make choices on which workshops to attend.
For more detail about how to book please download the flyer below.
For enquiries and details of how to book please contact Jean Cave at NSPCC Liverpool Domestic Violence Team directly on 0844 892 0264 or email jcave@nspcc.org.uk