Aims: To explore the different experiences of a MultiDisciplinary Team working with offenders diagnosed with Personality Disorder (PD) and produce a substantive model of the Offender Personality Disorder Pathway strategy from a staff perspective. Method: Fourteen participants were recruited from 'Unit A' located within a high security prison. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with participants and the data collected were analysed using constructivist grounded theory. Results: A model was constructed depicting the experiences of those working with offenders with PD. Main themes identified were: prison environment; synergy of the workforce; understanding of the client; individual perceptions; support; and personal change. Although there was enough similarity within the participants' responses to consider them to be a homogenous population, there were some noticeable differences in trends of responses evident between the two subgroups of health service based clinical staff and prison staff as expressed in the model.

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