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Dear All

I am pleased to announce the next set of Violence Risk Training Workshops are to be held at the Royal Society of Edinburgh on the 23^rd and 24^th October 2008.

We have three workshops

1) Assessing Psychopathic Personality Disorder (PCL-R) David J Cooke

2) Clinical Risk Assessment and Management of Complex Cases Caroline Logan

3) Assessing the Risk of Violence using the HCR-20 Lorraine Johnstone

For further details and for registration see

Date for your Diary

Our full set of 10 courses will be offered between the 17^th and 20^th of March 2009 in Edinburgh

Best

David

David J Cooke PHD FBPsS FRSE

Professor of Forensic Clinical Psychology

Glasgow Caledonian University

Cowcaddens Road

Glasgow

G4 OBA

0044 141 331 3019 ('phone)

0044 141 331 2636 (fax)

Enquiries to the Psychology Department Glasgow Caledonian University

For information regarding the Comprehensive Assessment of Psychopathy Personality (CAPP)

see

http://www.gcal.ac.uk/capp/thecapp/index.html

#750

From: Steven Feelgood <steven.feelgood@...>
Date: Sat Mar 1, 2008 9:21 am
Subject: Sexual Fantasy Diary Forms

stevenfeelgo...

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Hi Group,

Does anyone have fantasy diary sheets / forms they could send me? I seem to have misplaced mine during recent moves and computer upgrades. I would be interested anyway in seeing how others have their clients record, measure and challenge sexual fantasies.

Cheers,

Steve

Steven Feelgood | Leiter | Sozialtherapeutische Abteilung | Social Therapy Unit |

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#749

From: "forensicphd1" <Roman-mas@...>
Date: Tue Mar 4, 2008 5:01 pm
Subject: Crime Seriousness Survey Final Posting

forensicphd1

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Thank you to all of those who have taken their time to participate in
this study.

More participants are needed and I am reposting the original message.

Please take the survey ONLY ONCE!

Hello, my name is Roman Maslovskiy and I am a forensic psychology
graduate school student at Alliant International University in
Fresno, CA.  I am currently working on my dissertation which involves
gathering opinions of jury eligible individuals regarding their
opinion on crime seriousness.  The survey consists of 20 item rating
scale which will ask the participant to rank the crimes from 1 (Less
Serious) to 9 (More Serious).  Only requirement to participate in
this 5-7 minute survey is that you must be at least 18 years old.  If
you would like to participate in this survey, please click on the
link below which will take directly to the survey.

If you have already taken this survey, thank you for your
participation and please do not take the survey more than once.

If you have not yet taken this survey please click on this link to
enter the survey:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=3WRIwmOAZRfIhCWGcPxtug_3d_3d

Thank you for your participation.

#748

From: "Lucy Akehurst" <lucy.akehurst@...>
Date: Thu Feb 28, 2008 1:51 pm
Subject: Child witnesses conference

lucy.akehurst@...

Dear all

This is the second announcement of a one-day conference entitled
'Aiding children in the legal system:  Lessons from research'
to be hosted by the International Centre for Research in Forensic
Psychology at the
University of Portsmouth.  The conference will be held  on the 18th
April 2008
at the Royal Marines Museum in Southsea, UK.

The conference will be aimed at academics and practitioners working
with child victims and witnesses.  The speakers (including Kathy
Pezdek,
Joyce Plotnikoff, Kathy Rowe, Aldert Vrij, Clare Wilson and Ray Bull)
will provide a very interesting mix of up-to-date research and
practice
resulting in an informative and thought- provoking day at an
affordable
cost.

For more information, and details about how to register, visit our
website at:

www.port.ac.uk/childwitnessconference

or contact me at lucy.akehurst@...

The deadline for registration is 20TH MARCH 2008 (just before Easter!)

Please find attached a flier for the conference and the agenda for the
day which includes the titles of papers to be presented.


Best wishes

Lucy



Dr Lucy Akehurst
Department of Psychology
University of Portsmouth
King Henry I Street
Portsmouth
PO1 2DY
UK

Tel:  00 44 2392846337
http://www.port.ac.uk/departments/academic/psychology/staff/title,50476,en.html

#747

From: "forensicphd1" <Roman-mas@...>
Date: Thu Feb 21, 2008 3:29 am
Subject: Crime Seriousness Survey

forensicphd1

Offline

Hello, my name is Roman Maslovskiy and I am a forensic psychology
graduate school student at Alliant International University in Fresno,
CA.  I am currently working on my dissertation which involves gathering
opinions of jury eligible individuals regarding their opinion on crime
seriousness.  The survey consists of 20 item rating scale which will
ask the participant to rank the crimes from 1 (Less Serious) to 9 (More
Serious).  Only requirement to participate in this 5-7 minute survey is
that you must be at least 18 years old.  If you would like to
participate in this survey, please click on the link below which will
take directly to the survey.

Thank you for your participation.

Click on this link to enter the survey:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=3WRIwmOAZRfIhCWGcPxtug_3d_3d

#746

From: "David Cooke" <djcooke@...>
Date: Fri Jan 18, 2008 3:09 pm
Subject: Violence Risk Assessment - Edinburgh March 2008

djcooke@...

http://www.northernnetworking.co.uk/documents/ViolenceRiskBookFINALMar2008.pdf

Dear Colleagues

Now the festivities are over is natural that thoughts turn to training. Just a reminder that the next set of Edinburgh Violence Risk Workshops which are to take place on the 11^th to the 14^th of March 2008. Violence risk assessment is a key task of many professional groups who evaluate offenders and others. Approaches are changing rapidly. Our aim is to provide state-of-the-art training in a range of violence risk tools using experienced trainers. Our March 2008 series of workshops includes two new courses. First, one on the Advanced Assessment of Psychopathy suitable for those who have to experience in using the PCL-R and who wish to develop their skills in using the instrument. Second, one on the START (The Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability); this instrument is designed to provide a rapid assessment of a client’s needs and strengths. Both these courses are given by two of our experienced trainers. We are repeating three workshops launched in March 2007, all of which were well received. The Comprehensive Assessment of Psychopathic Personality (CAPP) is a new measure designed to provide greater coverage of the clinical features of psychopathic personality disorder and provides a means for plotting variation in the expression of the disorder across time. PRISM: Promoting Risk Intervention by Situational Management is a newly developed approach to structured judgement designed to assist in understanding how the organisations of institutions can influence the risk of violence. Finally, violence risk assessments are frequently subject to critical examination in court and other legal settings. The third workshop – Court Skills – is focused on improving both report writing skills and courtroom skills in order to ensure that risk assessments are communicated with greatest effectiveness. These workshops, along with the PCL-R, HCR-20, RSVP, SAM and IPDE, will be run in the comfortable and relaxed surroundings of The Royal Society which is located in George Street in the heart of Edinburgh. Convenient for public transport and hotels this is the deal venue for training purposes.

More information about the programme, the trainers and how to register is available using the following links.

Programme details

David J Cooke PHD FBPsS FRSE

Professor of Forensic Clinical Psychology

Glasgow Caledonian University

Cowcaddens Road

Glasgow

G4 OBA

0044 141 331 8969 ('phone)

0044 141 331 2636 (fax)

Enquiries to Ms Catherine McGuinnity Administrator, Violence Centre, GCU.

#745

From: "jane_baker_scas" <jane.baker@...>
Date: Mon Dec 17, 2007 4:58 pm
Subject: Research using Serious Crime Analysis Section data

jane_baker_scas

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SCAS maintains one of the largest databases of its kind in the UK,
collecting data on over 120 variables on all stranger rapes and serious
sexual assaults in the UK. Owing to the highly sensitive and
confidential nature of the data we hold, we have had to set out strict
research protocols (available from our website at
www.npia.police.uk/en/6683.htm ) in order to allow researchers access
to our data.

We are currently inviting research proposals, with a deadline of 4th
February 2008.

For more information or to submit a detailed proposal (written
according to the research protocols), please email Jane Baker at
research@....

Jane Baker
Data Integrity and Research Liaison Officer
Serious Crime Analysis Section
National Policing Improvements Agency

#744

From: "dawn_harbinson" <dawnharb@...>
Date: Tue Dec 4, 2007 1:35 am
Subject: Suicide

dawn_harbinson

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Suicide - a devastating act that underlines the desperation felt by
those who succumb to it, and causes lifelong pain for the loved ones
left behind. Suicide is a growing problem...

"Stamp Out Suicide!" now has a group on Facebook.

It would be great if people could stop by to post on the wall.

"I support the campaign to Stamp Out Suicide!"

The stigma associated with suicide presents a large barrier to giving
help (and to asking for help). By showing your support, we hope it
will help reduce the stigma associated with suicide.

Much appreciated!

#743

From: "dawn_harbinson" <dawnharb@...>
Date: Tue Dec 4, 2007 1:27 am
Subject: There is an Interesting Research Opportunity...

dawn_harbinson

Offline

Hi all,

The R & D Office in Northern Ireland have issued a call for research
to do with suicide and psychological autopsy.

The link is below:

http://www.centralservicesagency.com/display/rdo_whats_new

Researchers from outside Northern Ireland must have a Northern
Ireland partner (I'm free). It is my understanding that the project
will last for a maximum of 2 years.

I have a strong interest in completing this research but don't have a
PhD. Would make a good associate though! Would any of you be, or
would you know of anyone, interested in going forward with this?

If so, I'd like to hear from you.

Kind regards,

Dawn
--
Stamp Out Suicide!
http://www.stampoutsuicide.org.uk

#742

From: "McMurran Mary" <Mary.McMurran@...>
Date: Tue Nov 27, 2007 8:07 am
Subject: Conference

mary_mcmurran

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http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/chs/lookup/lookup_az.php?id=ODA2NTM0&page_var=personal

The Annual Conference of the British and Irish Group for the Study of Personality Disorder (BIGSPD) is to be held in London, 7 - 8 February 2008. Guest speakers include John Livesley, Sigmund Karterud, and Tim Kendall. Deadline for submissions is 12 December. Please contact Sandra O'Sullivan (s.osullivan@...) for more details.

Professor Mary McMurran

Division of Psychiatry

University of Nottingham

Duncan Macmillan House

Porchester Road

Nottingham

NG3 6AA

Mob: 07506 702319

Fax: 0115 953 5370

Secretary: 0115 955 5361

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#741

From: "roesch" <roesch@...>
Date: Mon Nov 26, 2007 8:48 pm
Subject: Re: SAMI

roesch

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The author of the SAMI is Patricia Zapf. You can contact her at
pzapf@...

Ron Roesch


--- In ForensicNetwork@yahoogroups.com, nmamone@... wrote:
>
> hi all,
>
> i was interested to read about the SAMI as listed on the network
recently.
> does this instrument apply to adolescent detainees as well?
> or is there an equivalent one for juvenile offenders?
>
> many thanks,
>
> Natalie Mamone
> Psychologist
> NSW Australia.
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#740

From: "Lucy Akehurst" <lucy.akehurst@...>
Date: Mon Nov 26, 2007 11:32 am
Subject: Child witnesses conference

lucy.akehurst@...

Dear all

We are pleased to announce a one-day conference entitled 'Aiding
children in the legal system:  Lessons from research' to be hosted by
the International Centre for Research in Forensic Psychology at the
University of Portsmouth.  The conference will be on the 18th April 2008
at the Royal Marines Museum in Southsea, UK.

The conference will be aimed at academics and practitioners working
with child victims and witnesses.  The speakers (including Kathy Pezdek,
Joyce Plotnikoff, Kathy Rowe, Aldert Vrij, Clare Wilson and Ray Bull)
will provide a very interesting mix of up-to-date research and practice
resulting in an informative and thought- provoking day at an affordable
cost.

For more information, and details about how to register, visit our
website at:

www.port.ac.uk/childwitnessconference

or contact me at lucy.akehurst@...

Best wishes

Lucy



Dr Lucy Akehurst
Department of Psychology
University of Portsmouth
King Henry I Street
Portsmouth
PO1 2DY
UK

Tel:  00 44 2392846337
http://www.port.ac.uk/departments/academic/psychology/staff/title,50476,en.html

#739

From: nmamone@...
Date: Sat Nov 24, 2007 7:04 am
Subject: SAMI

nmamone@...

hi all,

i was interested to read about the SAMI as listed on the network recently.
does this instrument apply to adolescent detainees as well?
or is there an equivalent one for juvenile offenders?

many thanks,

Natalie Mamone
Psychologist
NSW Australia.

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#738

From: Bob Green <bgreen@...>
Date: Fri Nov 23, 2007 10:31 pm
Subject: Re: drug use treatment programs for mentally ill offenders

bgreen@...

>Peter,
I gather my colleague (from Brisbane) is travelling to the US, UK and
possibly Europe.

Bob

>Bob
>I'm a bit confused. Your colleague is FROM Australia (travelling
>where?) or is travelling IN Australia?
>Peter (IN Australia)
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> >
> > Any suggestions are appreciated,
> >
> > Bob
> >
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#737

From: "McMurran Mary" <Mary.McMurran@...>
Date: Fri Nov 23, 2007 10:03 am
Subject: Social Problem Solving Therapy Workshop, Nottingham UK, 16 January

mary_mcmurran

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http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/chs/lookup/lookup_az.php?id=ODA2NTM0&page_var=personal

We are pleased to announce a one-day skills workshop

SOCIAL PROBLEM SOLVING THERAPY FOR PEOPLE WITH PERSONALITY DIFFICULTIES

Professors

Arthur M Nezu & Christine Maguth Nezu

of Drexel University, Philadelphia

Authors of Solving Life’s Problems and

Problem-Solving Therapy

Wednesday, 16^th January 2008, 9.00 – 4.30 pm

at The Hilton Hotel, Nottingham

Please fax: 0115 9934549 or return completed form to: Dianne Pflasterer or Vanessa Clark, Institute of Mental Health, Duncan Macmillan House, Porchester Road, Mapperley, Nottingham NG3 6AA or e-mail dianne.pflasterer@... or vanessa.clark@... For further information/queries please contact Dianne or Vanessa on Tel No; 0115 9529466

Professor Mary McMurran

Division of Psychiatry

University of Nottingham

Duncan Macmillan House

Porchester Road

Nottingham

NG3 6AA

Mob: 07506 702319

Fax: 0115 953 5370

Secretary: 0115 955 5361

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#736

From: "Peter Charles Marshall" <peter.c.marshall@...>
Date: Thu Nov 22, 2007 4:21 am
Subject: Re: drug use treatment programs for mentally ill offenders

pcm220566

Offline

Bob

I'm a bit confused. Your colleague is FROM Australia (travelling
where?) or is travelling IN Australia?

Peter (IN Australia)

--- In ForensicNetwork@yahoogroups.com, Bob Green <bgreen@...> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> A colleague who is travelling from Australia, has asked me for
> suggestions regarding drug use treatment programs for mentally ill
> offenders that might be worth visiting. Model programs for
offenders
> are another option.
>
> Any suggestions are appreciated,
>
> Bob
>

#735

From: "David Cooke" <djcooke@...>
Date: Thu Nov 22, 2007 4:32 pm
Subject: VIOLENCE RISK WORKSHOPS EDINBURGH

djcooke@...

http://www.northernnetworking.co.uk/documents/ViolenceRiskBookFINALMar2008.pdf

Dear Colleagues

We are pleased to announce the next set of Edinburgh Violence Risk Workshops which are to take place on the 11^th to the 14^th of March 2008. Violence risk assessment is a key task of many professional groups who evaluate offenders and others. Approaches are changing rapidly. Our aim is to provide state-of-the-art training in a range of violence risk tools using experienced trainers. Our March 2008 series of workshops includes two new courses. First, one on the Advanced Assessment of Psychopathy suitable for those who have to experience in using the PCL-R and who wish to develop their skills in using the instrument. Second, one on the START (The Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability); this instrument is designed to provide a rapid assessment of a client’s needs and strengths. Both these courses are given by two of our experienced trainers. We are repeating three workshops launched in March 2007, all of which were well received. The Comprehensive Assessment of Psychopathic Personality (CAPP) is a new measure designed to provide greater coverage of the clinical features of psychopathic personality disorder and provides a means for plotting variation in the expression of the disorder across time. PRISM: Promoting Risk Intervention by Situational Management is a newly developed approach to structured judgement designed to assist in understanding how the organisations of institutions can influence the risk of violence. Finally, violence risk assessments are frequently subject to critical examination in court and other legal settings. The third workshop – Court Skills – is focused on improving both report writing skills and courtroom skills in order to ensure that risk assessments are communicated with greatest effectiveness. These workshops, along with the PCL-R, HCR-20, RSVP, SAM and IPDE, will be run in the comfortable and relaxed surroundings of The Royal Society which is located in George Street in the heart of Edinburgh. Convenient for public transport and hotels this is the deal venue for training purposes.

More information about the programme, the trainers and how to register is available using the following links.

Programme details

Registration form

http://www.northernnetworking.co.uk/documents/VRRegformMARCH08FINAL.pdf

On-line registration

http://www.northernnetworking.co.uk/vrtw.php

David J Cooke PHD FBPsS FRSE

Professor of Forensic Clinical Psychology

Glasgow Caledonian University

Cowcaddens Road

Glasgow

G4 OBA

0044 141 331 8969 ('phone)

0044 141 331 2636 (fax)

Enquiries to Ms Catherine McGuinnity Administrator, Violence Centre, GCU.

#734

From: "jeffrey_k_bone" <jeffreybone@...>
Date: Thu Nov 22, 2007 2:23 am
Subject: Psych Injury From Surgery post-industrial accident

jeffrey_k_bone

Offline

Hello,
Does anyone have any recommendations regarding journals/books
addressing psych injury consequent surgery for an industrial accident?
Thanks,
Jeff

#733

From: Bob Green <bgreen@...>
Date: Wed Nov 21, 2007 8:11 pm
Subject: drug use treatment programs for mentally ill offenders

bgreen@...

Hello,

A colleague who is travelling from Australia, has asked me for
suggestions regarding drug use treatment programs for mentally ill
offenders that might be worth visiting. Model programs for offenders
are another option.

Any suggestions are appreciated,

Bob

#732

From: Ron Roesch <roesch@...>
Date: Sun Oct 21, 2007 4:50 pm
Subject: Re: Suicide Prevention

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The Mental Health, Law, and Policy Institute has published a manual for assessing suicide risk in jail populations. Here is a brief description, and ordering information can be found at http://www.sfu.ca/~mhlpi/Publications/index.html

The Suicide Assessment Manual for Inmates (SAMI) is an assessment guide and rating scale that provides a framework of important variables to assess in evaluating an incarcerated individual's risk for suicide. It was developed to provide structure to assessments of suicide risk for individuals who are detained in pretrial facilities. The SAMI consists of a checklist of 20 risk factors that were identified through a review of the literature on suicide, in general, as well as suicide in jails and prisons. The purpose of this instrument is to guide evaluators through relevant, important information and risk factors that should be assessed to determine an inmate's risk for suicide while in detention.

Ron Roesch

Dr. Ronald Roesch, Professor of Psychology
Director, Mental Health, Law, and Policy Institute
Simon Fraser University
8888 University Drive
Burnaby, BC Canada V5A 1S6
Office: 778-782-3370 fax: 778-782-3427 (Email: roesch@...)
Institute Webpage: http://www.sfu.ca/~mhlpi/
Past Editor, International Journal of Forensic Mental Health: http://www.iafmhs.org/
Editor, American Psychology-Law Society book series: www.oup.com/us/apls
Fitness Interview Test-Revised: http://www.prpress.com/books/FITR.html

#731

From: "dawn_harbinson" <dawnharb@...>
Date: Wed Oct 24, 2007 10:04 am
Subject: Re: Suicide Prevention

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Thanks Peter and Ron.

The site will be continuely monitored and updated. I feel the Stamp
Out Suicide! initiative has real purpose and direction but a severe
lack of funding will really hamper things.

If anyone can recommend possible sources of funding I would be
grateful.


Kind regards,

Dawn
http://www.stampoutsuicide.org.uk

#730

From: Ron Roesch <roesch@...>
Date: Sat Oct 20, 2007 7:48 pm
Subject: Re: Suicide Prevention

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Dr. Ronald Roesch, Professor of Psychology
Director, Mental Health, Law, and Policy Institute
Simon Fraser University
8888 University Drive
Burnaby, BC Canada V5A 1S6
Office: 778-782-3370 fax: 778-782-3427 (Email: roesch@...)
Institute Webpage: http://www.sfu.ca/~mhlpi/
Past Editor, International Journal of Forensic Mental Health: http://www.iafmhs.org/
Editor, American Psychology-Law Society book series: www.oup.com/us/apls
Fitness Interview Test-Revised: http://www.prpress.com/books/FITR.html

#729

From: "Peter Marshall" <peter.c.marshall@...>
Date: Wed Oct 10, 2007 9:23 am
Subject: RE: Suicide Prevention

pcm220566

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www.beyondblue.org.au has some excellent resources, and links.

Peter

From: ForensicNetwork@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ForensicNetwork@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of dawn_harbinson
Sent: Tuesday, 9 October 2007 7:36 PM
To: forensicnetwork@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [ForensicNetwork] Suicide Prevention

Northern Ireland has a population of approximately 1.7 million.

In recent years, the number of registered suicides in Northern
Ireland has increased every year. In 2004, 146 deaths were attributed
to suicide and undetermined causes, rising to 213 in 2005 and 291 in
2006 (source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency).

My background is in forensic psychology, unfortunately I am not
employed at present, and I have developed a website 'Stamp Out
Suicide'.

www.stampoutsuicide.org.uk

If anyone has an interest in this area and can suggest useful ways
forward, in terms of resources for the site and online networking
opportunities, could they please contact me?

Please feel free to tell interested parties about the website -
indeed, I would appreciate it.

Kind regards,

Dawn

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#728

From: "dawn_harbinson" <dawnharb@...>
Date: Tue Oct 9, 2007 9:35 am
Subject: Suicide Prevention

dawn_harbinson

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Northern Ireland has a population of approximately 1.7 million.

In recent years, the number of registered suicides in Northern
Ireland has increased every year. In 2004, 146 deaths were attributed
to suicide and undetermined causes, rising to 213 in 2005 and 291 in
2006 (source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency).

My background is in forensic psychology, unfortunately I am not
employed at present, and I have developed a website 'Stamp Out
Suicide'.

www.stampoutsuicide.org.uk

If anyone has an interest in this area and can suggest useful ways
forward, in terms of resources for the site and online networking
opportunities, could they please contact me?

Please feel free to tell interested parties about the website -
indeed, I would appreciate it.

Kind regards,

Dawn

#727

From: "McMurran Mary" <Mary.McMurran@...>
Date: Tue Oct 9, 2007 9:31 am
Subject: RE: Literature Review on MI with Offenders- request for unpublished reseach papers

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http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/chs/lookup/lookup_az.php?id=ODA2NTM0&page_var=personal

Thanks for this Astrid. I am aware that there is a lot of motivational work going on in corrections everywhere. That's why I was wondering what the evidence base for all this effort was. So, I'm not so interested in specific motivational programmes, UNLESS they have some evaluation data.

The page numbers of the McMurran & Priestley chapter are:194-210.

I'm attaching a short paper that's in press which includes a bit of info on SU programmes.

Thanks for your response.

Best,

Mary

Professor Mary McMurran

Division of Psychiatry

University of Nottingham

Duncan Macmillan House

Porchester Road

Nottingham

NG3 6AA

Mob: 0795 1180499

Fax: 0115 953 5370

Secretary: 0115 955 5361

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From: ForensicNetwork@yahoogroups.com on behalf of Astrid Birgden
Sent: Mon 08/10/2007 12:51
To: forensicnetwork@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [ForensicNetwork] Literature Review on MI with Offenders- request for unpublished reseach papers

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

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

Division of Psychiatry

University of Nottingham

Duncan Macmillan House

Porchester Road

Nottingham

NG3 6AA

email: Mary.McMurran@nottingham.ac.uk

Mob: 0795 1180499

Fax: 0115 953 5370

Secretary: 0115 955 5361

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#726

From: Astrid Birgden <astrid99@...>
Date: Mon Oct 8, 2007 11:51 am
Subject: RE: Literature Review on MI with Offenders- request for unpublished reseach papers

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To: ForensicNetwork@yahoogroups.com
From: Mary.McMurran@...
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

Division of Psychiatry

University of Nottingham

Duncan Macmillan House

Porchester Road

Nottingham

NG3 6AA

email: Mary.McMurran@nottingham.ac.uk

Mob: 0795 1180499

Fax: 0115 953 5370

Secretary: 0115 955 5361

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#725

From: "McMurran Mary" <Mary.McMurran@...>
Date: Thu Oct 4, 2007 10:47 am
Subject: Literature Review on MI with Offenders- request for unpublished reseach papers

mary_mcmurran

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http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/chs/lookup/lookup_az.php?id=ODA2NTM0&page_var=personal

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

Division of Psychiatry

University of Nottingham

Duncan Macmillan House

Porchester Road

Nottingham

NG3 6AA

email: Mary.McMurran@...

Mob: 0795 1180499

Fax: 0115 953 5370

Secretary: 0115 955 5361

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#724

From: "McMurran Mary" <Mary.McMurran@...>
Date: Tue Oct 2, 2007 3:14 pm
Subject: Social Problem Solving Therapy Skills Workshop by Art & Chris Nezu, 16 January 2008, Nottingham UK

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We are pleased to announce a one-day skills workshop

SOCIAL PROBLEM SOLVING THERAPY FOR PEOPLE WITH PERSONALITY DIFFICULTIES

Professors

Arthur M Nezu & Christine Maguth Nezu

of Drexel University, Philadelphia

Authors of Solving Life’s Problems and

Problem-Solving Therapy

Social problem-solving therapy is a cognitive-behavioural intervention that is designed to improve the client’s ability to cope with stressful problems, as well to achieve life's goals. Specifically, it aims to help clients identify and use emotions effectively, recognise problems, and a take a realistically optimistic and creative approach to improving decision making and action planning. This helps the client to improve social functioning and actualise their individual values and goals. The workshop will be of interest to psychologists, psychiatrists, nursing staff, social workers, probation service staff, CBT therapists, occupational therapists, and graduate NHS workers.

Wednesday, 16^th January 2008, 9.00 – 4.30 pm

at The Hilton Hotel, Nottingham

Conference Delegate Fee:

�150 Early Bird Rate

�120 Early Bird Special Rate for Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust Staff, Students and Voluntary Organisations’ Staff

(Early Bird Rate applies to applications received by 21^st December 2007 -

�180 will be charged for all applications thereafter)

For further information/queries please contact Dianne Pflasterer (dianne.pflasterer@...) or Vanessa Clark (vanessa.clark@...) Institute of Mental Health, Duncan Macmillan House, Porchester Road, Mapperley, Nottingham NG3 6AA (Tel +44 (0)115 9529466)

Professor Mary McMurran

Division of Psychiatry

University of Nottingham

Duncan Macmillan House

Porchester Road

Nottingham

NG3 6AA

Mob: 0795 1180499

Fax: 0115 953 5370

Secretary: 0115 955 5361

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#723

From: "roxanne9963" <RKhan2@...>
Date: Fri Sep 28, 2007 10:23 am
Subject: CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS

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"Family Aggression: Causes & Consequences"

First Biennial Conference of the International Family Aggression Society

18th & 19th March, 2008

Venue: University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK, PR1 2HE

CONFERENCE AIMS

The University of Central Lancashire is pleased to announce the first biennial conference of the International Family Aggression Society.

The aim of this conference is to bring together academics, researchers, policy makers and service providers who are involved in working towards understanding, preventing and/or treating family aggression or the consequences of it. The focus of this conference is therefore broad and includes aggression between romantic partners, parent to child aggression, child to parent aggression, sibling aggression, elder aggression, and aggression to companion animals. As aggression within the family home contributes to physical and psychological injury, family breakdown, disrupted schooling and employment, antisocial behaviour and criminality, ill health and higher mortality papers on these topics are also encouraged. The multifaceted nature of family aggression highlights the need for a multidisciplinary approach and therefore papers from all disciplines are welcomed.

PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE INFORMATION

** Confirmed Keynote Speakers **

- Professor Murray Straus, University of New Hampshire, Title to be confirmed

- Professor Richard Tremblay, University of Montreal "The impact of the family on the developmental trajectories of physical aggression from early childhood to adolescence"

- Professor David Farrington, University of Cambridge "Family factors in the Intergenerational transmission of antisocial behaviour"

- Professor John Archer, University of Central Lancashire, Title to be confirmed

** Invited Symposia **

Honour Violence and Killings; Risk Factors for Family Violence; Post-Separation Harassment; Sexual Aggression in Intimate Relationships; The Role of the Family in Childhood Origins of Aggressive Behaviour; Fatal Family Violence; Child Victims of Familial Sexual Abuse

CALL FOR SYMPOSIA, PAPERS AND POSTERS

We are looking for oral and poster presentations on any aspect of family aggression, its causes or consequences. Please submit your abstract using the abstract submission form which can be downloaded from http://www.uclan.ac.uk/facs/science/psychol/ifas/ifasindex.html.

The closing date for abstracts is 31st October 2007. Please note that presenters need to register for the conference and pay the registration fee (there are a limited number of DFP sponsored places and also a limited number of places at a reduced rate for charity/voluntary service providers). The conference language is English.

Please address all abstracts and enquiries to: -

Emma Kelly

Conference Officer

Conference and Events Management Office

University of Central Lancashire, Foster Room 10, Preston PR1 2HE, UK

Tel: +44 (0) 1772 892654

Fax: +44 (0) 1772 892977

Email: eakelly1@...

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Dr. Roxanne Khan, C.Psychol

Lecturer in Forensic Psychology

[Forensic Psychologist in Training]

Department of Psychology

Darwin Building

University of Central Lancashire

Preston, PR1 2HE

T: +44 (0) 1772 - 895175

F: +44 (0) 1772 - 892925

E: RKhan2@...

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#722

From: "vooke" <vooke@...>
Date: Fri Sep 28, 2007 7:41 am
Subject: Justice Orientation Index

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I am trying to locate a Justice Orientation scale developed by two
research's Kari Edwards and Tamara S Bryan. Kari Edwards was formerly
at Brown University and all attempts to locate her have been
unsuccessful. The scale was developed specifically for the researchers
who examined Judgmental Biases Produced by Instructions to Disregard:
The (Paradoxical) Case of Emotional Information.

The scale consisted of ten statements expressing a belief about
justice and fairness in the context of the researchers trial.

I have had no luck so far in finding the authors or the scale.

Does anyone know the whereabouts of the scale or the researchers so I
might be able to track it down.

Many thanks
Vicki Cooke