Probation practice with personality disordered offenders

Ramsden, Jo; Lowton, Mark

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“…For his PO those early experiences helped to understand not only his domestic violence, but his habit of reporting and spilling out his thoughts, then disappearing for a while (echoing e.g. Ramsden and Lowton, 2014;Schuengel and Van Ijzendoorn, 2001; Berry and Danquah, 2016): '...he didn't have anything in the way of stability...he thinks people are not reliable. Can't trust your girlfriend, your mother chucks you out, your foster mother gets rid of you after 10 years...it helps me to understand what happened and it helps me to understand why he is like he is about people helping him'.…”

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A qualitative examination of attachment-based concepts in probation supervision

Ansbro

2019

Probation Journal

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Attachment theory is familiar to probation workers, with its broad messages that early care can leave a lasting legacy, and that patterns of relating can be repeated throughout the lifespan. Up close however, attachment theory is complex, and research findings sometimes vague or contested. This empirical research examined the use of four key attachment-based concepts in generic probation practice over a period of six months. The concept of the probation officer as a potential secure base was a useful one, as was the idea that service users' early attachment history could help to understand relationships and offending. Other concepts (the reflective function and attachment style) were less useful.

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Section: Attachment Historymentioning

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Section: Attachment Historymentioning

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A qualitative examination of attachment-based concepts in probation supervision

Ansbro

2019

Probation Journal

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“…It was hoped that the structure would enable caseworkers from the Yorkshire and Humber PDS team (often non psychological therapists) to work with criminal justice teams to co-produce psychologically informed case formulations. Making psychologically informed inferences was considered essential to help the criminal justice workers to empathise more with the world of the offender and to avoid making fundamental errors of logic within their practice Ramsden and Lowton, 2014). The consultation process included the following steps: ' The criminal justice worker identified up to three goals for the consultation.…”

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Offender Personality Disorder Pathway: Evaluation of Team Consultation

McMullan

Ramsden²,

Lowton³

2014

Mental Health Review Journal

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight the findings of a service evaluation project assessing the impact of team consultation to criminal justice staff working with personality disordered offenders. Design/methodology/approach – A qualitative design using content analysis of focus groups and individual semi-structured interviews. Findings – Criminal justice staff report increased awareness and understanding, use of a person-centred approach, development of formulation skills and defensible practice following team consultation. Practical implications – This paper will be of interest to practitioners who offer and/or receive consultation for work with offenders with personality disorder. Suggested changes to team consultation formats may be of interest to services involved with the Offender Personality Disorder Pathway. Originality/value – This paper contributes towards the emerging literature on the role of consultation and formulation on workforce development for individuals with personality disorder. It also contributes to the evaluation of the services offered by this specialist team as they support probation Trusts across Yorkshire/Humber to support the community specification of the national Offender Personality Disorder Pathway.

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“… 3. We refer the interested reader to Ramsden and Lowton (2014) for a fuller discussion of common erroneous assumptions (or ‘logical errors’) when working with offenders with personality difficulties. …”

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The use of psychologically-informed warning letters in probation for high-risk clients with personality difficulties

Harvey¹,

Sefton

2018

Probation Journal

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Warning letters may be issued to probation service users in the community on licence as an alternative action to recalling them to prison, when the risk of serious harm can be managed safely. Template-based, formalized warning letters may inadvertently increase or compound risk when working with high-risk clients with personality difficulties. As an alternative, psychologically-informed warning letters can be used. The aim of the letters is to facilitate joint meaning-making of violations and breaches of licence conditions between a client and an offender manager, whilst reinforcing boundaries in a thoughtful, empathic way. Practical guidelines are provided for writing and issuing psychologically-informed warning letters in probation when working with high-risk clients with personality difficulties, along with a case study. Finally, possible barriers to using these letters are identified and potential ways to overcome them are suggested.

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Probation practice with personality disordered offenders

Cited by 7 publications

References 7 publications

A qualitative examination of attachment-based concepts in probation supervision

A qualitative examination of attachment-based concepts in probation supervision

Offender Personality Disorder Pathway: Evaluation of Team Consultation

The use of psychologically-informed warning letters in probation for high-risk clients with personality difficulties

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