The Journal of Forensic Practice: Volume 22 Issue 2

Implementation of a schema therapy awareness group for adult male low secure patients with comorbid personality difficulties: reflections and challenges

Joseph Aaron Lowenstein, Jennifer Stickney, Ida Shaw

The purpose of this study/paper is to describe the implementation of a six-month schema therapy awareness (STA) group. Research supporting individual schema therapy (ST) as an…

“Swimming against the tide”: conditional discharge from medium secure care

Tanya McDonnaugh, Alan Underwood, Amanda Williams

The purpose of this paper is to explore the experiences of mentally disordered offenders (MDOs) conditionally discharged from secure hospitals on a restrictive Section of the…

Understanding the lived experience of British non-offending paedophiles

Harriet Dymond, Simon Duff

Research into paedophilia mainly uses offender samples; thus, little is understood about non-offending paedophiles. The limited body of research has been conducted in North…

Care quality commission inspections of high-security hospitals

Sana Rabab, Jack Tomlin, Nick Huband, Birgit Völlm

Patients detained in high-security psychiatric hospitals are particularly vulnerable to excessive restrictions and exploitation. In the UK, the care quality commission (CQC…

Researcher-practitioner reflections: the therapeutic utility of the visually adapted repertory grid technique (VARGT) with stalkers

Rachael Wheatley, Daria J. Kuss

This paper outlines researcher–practitioner reflections on the use of a visually adapted repertory grid technique (VARGT) with men convicted of stalking. It draws on and…

Using a visually adapted repertory grid technique (VARGT) with people who stalk

Rachael Wheatley, Belinda Winder, Daria J. Kuss

This paper aims to provide instructions on how to implement an adapted version of the standard repertory grid technique (VARGT). The purpose of which is to provide practitioners…

Therapy with exonerated clients: review and recommendations

Kirk Heilbrun, Sarah Fishel, Claire Lankford, Mina Ratkalkar

The conviction of innocent individuals has emerged as an international concern, resulting in substantial attention to the legal needs that stem from exoneration. However, many…