...Tia Posner; M. C.; Jemma Hockley; Peter Bampton-Clare; Rachel Holt Purpose In equine-assisted therapy (EAT), service users, clinicians, horse behaviourists and horses work together. This project aimed to explore the impact of providing EAT sessions at a Medium Secure Forensic Intellectual...

... that the transitional experience is problematic. It highlights the need for more holistic and psychologically informed support to address the psychosocial needs of men with ID and forensic histories, to then help them achieve improved self-esteem, self-efficacy and meaningful participation during the transition towards...

...Emma Marks; Sarah Futcher Purpose The purpose of this paper is to incorporate the Good Lives Model (GLM) into the pathway for an adult low secure learning disability service and the community forensic team with an adapted approach. The GLM is a strengths-based, holistic approach to offender...

..., the Scottish Government announced a wider independent review of mental health and capacity legislation (Scott Review) and a separate independent review of forensic mental health services (Barron Review) which remain ongoing. The review accepted that some of its recommendations such as removing LD and Autism...

... and forensic care needs. The purpose of this paper is to explore the history of experienced and perpetrated IPV in women detained to secure specialist ID forensic service. Design/methodology/approach Participants completed the Conflict Tactics Scale-2 (CTS-2, Straus et al., 1996). The CTS-2...

... and interventions which prevent behaviours reaching a forensic threshold. The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach The Historical Clinical Risk Management-20, Version 3 assessments of a cohort of 84 inpatients within a forensic ID service were analysed for this study, with a particular...

... for people with intellectual disability (ID), autism and mental health, behavioural or forensic needs in the UK. Design/methodology/approach The concept of rehabilitation is discussed, as well as the functions and goals of specialist inpatient rehabilitation services with regard to the aforementioned...

... Forensic Adapted dialectical behaviour therapy This paper aims to provide an evaluation of routine effectiveness regarding the application of a skills-based programme designed for people with intellectual disability (ID) and difficulties managing emotions, run on male and female wards within...

..., and interdisciplinary and interagency working. Verity Chester can be contacted at: verity.chester@partnershipsincare.co.uk 16 01 2017 25 04 2017 27 04 2017 28 04 2017 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Forensic Learning...

.... An analysis of psychological need was completed within a medium-secure forensic environment. It was found that the severity of the emotional and behavioural problems, as reported through EPS-BRS (Prout and Strohmer, 1991), currently present within the medium-secure environment were equal to and higher than...

...Clare Whitton; Michelle Small; Hayley Lyon; Lyndsie Barker; Martina Akiboh Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of psychological case formulation meetings for staff in a secure forensic learning disability and autism service. Design/methodology/approach...

...Dr Jane McCarthy and Dr John Devapriam; Lucinda Cheshire; Verity Chester; Alex Graham; Jackie Grace; Regi T Alexander Purpose – There is little published literature about the number of home visits provided to patients within forensic intellectual disability units, and there is no published data...

... – There are relatively few published outcome studies from forensic ID services. None of the studies have used clinical measures of changes or patient-rated outcome measures. Intellectual disability Forensic Hospital Outcome Learning disability High secure Existing routinely collected outcome data...

... with offending behaviour being treated in forensic hospitals. Design/methodology/approach – The reasons why psychiatrists continue to be involved in the treatment of people with intellectual disability and mental health or behavioural problems and the factors that may lead to patients needing hospital...

.... Design/methodology/approach – Clinicians experienced in administering EssenCES with forensic intellectual disability patients completed an open-ended questionnaire, which sought qualitative data on their experiences of using EssenCES with this population. Data were analysed using thematic analysis...

...Verity Chester; Marie Henriksen Purpose – Research investigating the experience and management of pain in people with intellectual disabilities has mainly been carried out in community services. The purpose of this baseline audit aims to examine this area in a forensic intellectual disability...

...Graham Lowings; Sarah Trout; Louise Braham Purpose – A significant number of people held within the secure forensic hospital estate in this country suffer from neuropsychological deficits (e.g. Lowings, 2010; Williams et al., 2010). These deficits, many of them cognitive, have...

...Sarah H. Bernard; Ernest Gralton Purpose This is an invited short overview from a clinician working in a national secure inpatient setting which aims to focus on inpatient forensic services for adolescents with developmental disabilities. Design/methodology/approach The paper gives a brief...

... are explored. Originality/value The paper provides more clarity about the use of such tools in this population. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Intellectual disability Risk assessment Community services Secure Forensic Practical Learning disabilities Risk analysis...

... that are able to develop services at financial risk, before contracts are signed, enabled development to take place at a faster pace. Good relationships with community teams have been essential, as has true integration with mainstream forensic services. Maintaining a relationship with commissioners...