...Harriet Lawrence; Tom Matthews; David Turgoose Purpose This study aims to explore experiences of the Framework for Integrated Care's team formulation process within a secure children’s home in northern England, from the perspective of care and education staff. Design/methodology/approach Four...

...Peta Temple Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the historic policy context and social implications of the diagnosis of personality disorder and also consider formulation-based and trauma-informed understandings of distress. Design/methodology/approach Ongoing changes...

...Annette McKeown; Aisling Martin; Romana Farooq; Amy Wilson; Chelsea Addy; Patrick J. Kennedy Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate pre- and post-formulation findings with multi-disciplinary staff within two secure children’s homes (SCHs) in the North East of England. Design...

...Kay Radcliffe; Bethany Carrington; Max Ward Purpose The Yorkshire and Humber Personality Disorder Partnership (YHPDP) provides psychological consultation and formulation to offender managers (OMs) within the National Probation Service as part of the offender personality disorder (OPD) pathway...

... programmes can be formulated. Social implications The model proposes greater use of a “whole-person/whole-life” perspective, which should allow greater integration between disparate approaches, and less experience of fragmentation. For a wide range of public sector activities, the quality of relational...

..., problem-based and formulation driven form of therapy is put forward. Psychological formulation is the process of using psychological theory and evidence to collaboratively make sense of the development and maintenance of a client’s difficult or distressing set of experiences and presenting problems...

...Jo Ramsden; Mark Lowton; Emma Joyes Purpose – The purpose of this paper was to examine the impact of a highly structured, formulation focused consultation process on knowledge and attitudes towards personality disorder and on perceived practice with personality disordered offenders. Consultation...