...) confirmed the construct validity and three-factor structure of the EssenCES. 04 11 2018 24 12 2018 03 01 2019 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2019 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Forensic Aggression Secure services Social climate Adapted social...

... in detail the treatment pathway utilised in the Brooklands secure service and illustrating this pathway approach through two case study examples. The treatment pathway framework outlined represents the psychosocial intervention components of a larger multi-disciplinary pathway which includes risk management...

...Gareth Hickman; Nicola Booth; Thuy Hoang Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report on the introduction of a Leavers’ Preparation Group in an Intellectual Disability (ID) Secure Service. In the context of reductions in ID inpatient beds and reductions in restrictive practices, discharge...

... Intellectual disabilities Staff Secure services Sexual offender The impact of working therapeutically with sexual offenders has been widely explored, with inconclusive results. Such research has investigated the main causes of stress and burnout amongst staff, and has reported how little...

... and in predicting risk to self and others. The purpose of this paper is to compare the severity of the emotional and behavioural problems of a small sample of offenders with ID in medium and low secure services, as assessed by EPS. Additionally, the data are tentatively compared with those reported in previous...

...Fola Esan; Melanie Pittaway; Beatrice Nyamande; Alex Graham Purpose This paper aims to describe the experience of a secure learning disability service in participating in the national Shared Pathway pilot project in secure services. Design/methodology/approach Some background drivers...