The British Journal of Forensic Practice: Volume 6 Issue 3
Table of contents
The therapy seesaw: achieving therapeutically balanced approaches to working with emotional distress
Kirsty Talkes, Allison TennantThis paper has been written following an influential therapeutic encounter that we experienced while working with an emotionally distressed woman. The barriers that can get in the…
Violence risk assessment training for local mental health services
Tanya Garrett, Renarta RoweThis article describes an initiative undertaken by a clinical team in a medium secure unit to manage their workload by offering training in structured violence risk assessment to…
High‐dose antipsychotic prescriptions at a forensic psychiatric hospital: is there a need for implementation of a monitoring form?
Alexis Acosta‐Armas, Mike Cooper, Caroline Jacob, Sam ChurchwardThe use of pharmacological interventions in the treatment of forensic psychiatric patients constitutes an important part of the day‐to‐day practice of mental health professionals…
Leadership of applied psychological services in prisons and probation
Graham TowlThis paper presents a case study of the leadership of applied psychological services in prisons and probation services. The history and process of achieving management change with…
Leadership and management in the criminal justice system: an exploration of the management of change in a ‘failing prison’
John PodmoreBrixton Prison has had a long and chequered history, and became famous for all the wrong reasons: branded as a racist institution, criticised for its appalling record on health…
Developing models and a framework for multi‐professional clinical supervision
E Davies, Allison Tennant, Esme Ferguson, Lawrence JonesThe UK government proposals for services for individuals considered to be dangerous with a severe personality disorder (DSPD) are developing. The complex task of balancing safety…