Hi Mary,
 
I'm a forensic psychologist in Australia who does some work with Tony Ward (+ a member of the treatment readiness work with Kevin Howells, Andrew Day etc).  I'm currently the governor of a drug treatment prison in Sydney, Australia.
 
In relation to your query-- are you aware of the Motivational Interactions training package that Mark Farrall designed for Corrections Victoria in Melbourne, Australia? A while ago I had managed a project where we were asking someone to develop a package for prison officers and probation & parole officers to deliver, to capture any "teachable moments" when they could encourage offenders to get involved in rehab programs.  There is a whole organisational culture change strategy sitting behind this and I can give you more info if you're interested.  However,there wouldn't be hard data re efficacy but I could see if any aspects have been used in overall evaluation.
 
Plus, I'm about to publish a paper and in it I reference:
McMurran, M. & Priestley, P. (2004). Addressing Substance-Related Offending (ASRO): A structured cognitive-behavioural program for drug users in probation and prison services.  In B. Reading & M. Weegman (eds.), Group psychotherapy and addiction. London: Whurr.
 
However, I seem to have a pre-publication version (somehow!) and don't know what the page numbers are.  Could you provide them to me please?
 
Astrid Birgden

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To: ForensicNetwork@yahoogroups.com
From: Mary.McMurran@nottingham.ac.uk
Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 11:47:48 +0100
Subject: [ForensicNetwork] Literature Review on MI with Offenders- request for unpublished reseach papers

Dear Colleagues,

 

Literature Review on MI with Offenders- request for unpublished reseach papers

 

I am reviewing empirical work on Motivational Interviewing with offenders. If you have any unpublished work evaluating the effects of MI with any offender population,I should be most grateful to receive a copy. Also, if you know of anyone else researching MI with offenders, I should be grateful if you'd pass on this request.

 

Many thanks,

 

Mary McMurran

 

 

Professor Mary McMurran

 

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University of Nottingham

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