Therapists in Court: Providing Evidence and Supporting Witnesses

Bond, Tim; Sandhu, Amanpreet

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“…Useful written guidance for being a witness in court can be found in "Therapists in Court" (Bond and Sandhu, 2005).…”

Section: The Supervisor's Experiencementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Throughout the period of supervision it has been helpful to use the CPS guidance and relevant literature such as "Therapists in Court" (Bond and Sandhu, 2005) as a benchmark and to help the practitioner to reflect on how therapy is progressing and to develop her practice.…”

Section: The Supervisor's Experiencementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Good record keeping is essential and the therapist can become anxious about the possibility of their notes being called upon to be used as evidence in court. We have often consulted guidance around note keeping and report writing which can be found in "Therapists in Court" (Bond and Sandhu, 2005).…”

Section: The Supervisor's Experiencementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Where possible the opportunity to access some local training around being a witness in court would be beneficial and would help the therapist understand what is expected. Useful written guidance for being a witness in court can be found in "Therapists in Court" (Bond and Sandhu, 2005).…”

Section: The Supervisor's Experiencementioning

confidence: 99%

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Handle with care: providing pre-trial therapy for adults with learning disabilities

Roux¹,

Leach

2014

The Journal of Adult Protection

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to highlight the provision of therapy for witnesses who have a learning disability prior to and following a criminal trial. Authors will reflect on clinical practice whilst stressing that this area of work is in its infancy and both continue to learn through continued reflection and each new experience. Design/methodology/approach -The paper broadly describes the nature of pre-trial therapy followed by reflection by a Counsellor and Supervisor on their clinical practice. Findings -Authors describe some of the common themes that arise whilst providing pre-trial therapy. Social implications -The authors hope that the paper will encourage professionals involved in Safeguarding cases to fully consider the emotional needs of victims and to seek timely therapeutic support where the need presents. They also hope that it will encourage practitioners from various professions to consider providing this specialist and delicate type of therapy whilst highlighting the need for good supervision. Originality/value -There is a paucity of written information about this specific subject area. Although safeguarding of vulnerable adults has grown considerably over the last decade and investigations are now more likely to lead to legal action, the availability of emotional support for victims who have learning disabilities needs to be addressed.

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“…Useful written guidance for being a witness in court can be found in "Therapists in Court" (Bond and Sandhu, 2005).…”

Section: The Supervisor's Experiencementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Supervisor's Experiencementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Supervisor's Experiencementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Supervisor's Experiencementioning

confidence: 99%

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Handle with care: providing pre-trial therapy for adults with learning disabilities

Roux¹,

Leach

2014

The Journal of Adult Protection

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“…They were critical of standards of literacy, but their main concern was the proliferation of unnecessary detail and the inadequacy of analysis. Judges, too, cherish brevity and clarity (Bond and Sandhu, 2005) and reports which are poorly written or structured are likely to result in a negative opinion of the writer which is hard to reverse, however commendable their subsequent performance.…”

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confidence: 99%

A model to support the development of courtroom skills

Seymour

2012

JPTS

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Summary: There is widespread interest on the part of social work degree students in developing their courtroom skills within a framework of learning about social work law, but it is often not until they qualify and are ‘thrown in at the deep end’ that anyone gives any serious thought to the need for preparation and skills development in this area. As a result, students and newly-qualified social workers are frequently apprehensive about court work, which means that they do not always do themselves, or the people who use social work services, justice when faced with court involvement. This article offers a model for practice assessors to use with students in agencies where court work is undertaken, and encourages skills development against a foundation of critical analysis and reflection. The term ‘practice assessor’ has been adopted by the General Social Care Council in preference to the previously widely-used term ‘practice teacher’ to describe the person responsible for facilitating learning and supervising and assessing social work students in practice. Within this model, ‘practice assessor’ is interchangeable with ‘practice teacher’, and indeed most of the suggested learning activities primarily involve a facilitative or teaching, rather than an assessment, role.

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Social workers’ views on pre-trial therapy in cases of child sexual abuse in South Africa

Fouché

Roux

2018

Child Abuse & Neglect

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Therapists in Court: Providing Evidence and Supporting Witnesses

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Handle with care: providing pre-trial therapy for adults with learning disabilities

Handle with care: providing pre-trial therapy for adults with learning disabilities

A model to support the development of courtroom skills

Social workers’ views on pre-trial therapy in cases of child sexual abuse in South Africa

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