Interventions in Criminal Justice

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1 Interventions in Criminal Justice Volume 2 Edited by Peter Jones A handbook for counsellors and therapists working in the criminal justice system

2 Contents Foreword... 3 Contributors... 5 Introduction Peter Jones Chapter 1: Peter Jenkins and Jill Swindells Legal and ethical issues in therapeutic work in the criminal justice system Chapter 2: Joel Harvey and Belinda Coulston Mental health and the criminal justice setting: the role of the applied psychologist Chapter 3: Simon Antrobus and John Podmore Addictions and addictive behaviour Chapter 4: Jo Gee and Jessica Collier Modifying therapies: female offenders with personality disorders Chapter 5: Nikki Jeffcote, Alex Worsman, Claire Tobin and Brett Scott Progression and progress: establishing a service in prison for high-risk men with personality disorders Chapter 6: Lorna Jellicoe-Jones and Dr Rajan Nathan The Beacon: an assessment and treatment service for men with personality difficulties and risk and offending behaviours Interventions in Criminal Justice: Volume 2 Pavilion Publishing and Media Ltd and its licensors

3 Chapter 7: Michael Daffern and Flora Gilbert Understanding aggression: working therapeutically with violent offenders Chapter 8: Andrew Smith Why counsel sex offenders? Chapter 9: Adrian J Hayes Ill-health, dementia and death in older prisoners Chapter 10: Janette Masterton Unlocking grief: bereavement counselling in prison Chapter 11: Rachel O Brien Talking about a rehabilitation revolution Interventions in Criminal Justice: Volume 2 Pavilion Publishing and Media Ltd and its licensors 2015.

4 Introduction Peter Jones RMN MA FBACP FHEA FRSA Welcome to Volume 2 of Interventions in Criminal Justice. This volume seeks to build on the first volume. Its primary focus is to pool best practice that is underpinned by a robust evidence base in terms of its efficacy and process. This handbook seeks to give the reader or practitioner a sound base to inform and shape their knowledge, practice and their formation as a therapist. It does, however, raise the question of what is best practice, and how do you arrive at that decision? Best practice in my opinion is a phrase that is used too readily and without much thought or evidence. I am of the view that, in order to be considered best practice, practice needs to meet three criteria: 1. There needs to be a clear evidence base that demonstrates the efficacy of the intervention. 2. It needs to be transferable to other settings and contexts in terms of underlying principles and practice. 3. The delivery of the intervention needs to be clear, transparent and ethical. Like Volume 1, the contributors have been asked to draw on their own experience and research in order to give depth to their chapters. This approach and style not only gives the reader key insights into some of the practice and ethical issues associated with the specific fields, but grounds the chapters in the contemporary debates emerging from practice. This invites the reader to both reflect on the theory as well as the application. Each contributor has been invited to suggest a further reading list at the end of their chapter; this offers the reader the opportunity to explore in more depth the topic and the issues it has presented. The invitation to you, the reader, is to engage with each chapter as part of your own journey in both your professional and personal development. You are invited to plot your own course through this book. With each chapter comes diverse opportunities to explore, reflect and grow. Interventions in Criminal Justice: Volume 2 Pavilion Publishing and Media Ltd and its licensors

5 It is my hope that this book will provide a stepping stone for practitioners and academics alike to better understand how to work more effectively with those on the margins of society. I wish you well in your practice and on your journey. 12 Interventions in Criminal Justice: Volume 2 Pavilion Publishing and Media Ltd and its licensors 2015.