Psychological Therapies in Prisons Professor Graham Towl, Chief Psychologist, NOMS, Ministry of Justice

Introduction/Context  Needs  Psychologists  Psychological Therapists  Psychologically therapeutic  Conclusions  Futures

NEEDS  Physical  Psychological  Social

Psychologists  Directly employed psychologists by NOMS  Numbers  Trainees  Applied psychologists – range – 80% in common  Forensic psychologists  Counselling psychologists

Psychological Therapies  Psychological Therapists – range psychological staff, psychotherapists, counsellors, teachers, prison officers and administrative staff  Psychological models – Behavioural to psychodynamic  Who is the client?  Ethical issues

Psychologically therapeutic  Kindness  Respect  Courtesy  Consideration  Boundaried

Conclusions  Increase in psychological approaches in recent years  Acknowledge range of needs  Being therapeutic/tensions

Futures  Professional regulations  Increase in psychological approaches