The implementation of case formulation by probation officers: service user and carer views
Background: The recent UK Government strategy on high-risk offenders with personality disorders (PD) proposes improved identification of this group, assessment of their treatment needs through case formulation (CF) and the subsequent provision of treatment pathways. Little is known about service use...
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| description | Background: The recent UK Government strategy on high-risk offenders with personality disorders (PD) proposes improved identification of this group, assessment of their treatment needs through case formulation (CF) and the subsequent provision of treatment pathways. Little is known about service user and carer views on this strategy.
Aims/Hypotheses: This study sought to identify the views of personality-disordered (PD) offenders and carers on the proposed role of Probation staff in CF. Methods: Three focus groups were carried out, two with service users and one with carers, with a total of 10 participants overall. Results: Five themes emerged: ‘power’, ‘conflicting roles’, ‘trust’, ‘building a relationship through consistency of care’ and ‘hope and possibility’.
Conclusions/Practical implications: Offenders and carers were sceptical regarding the proposed role of Offender Manager (OMs) in CF and this could pose a potential barrier to the successful implementation of the strategy. |
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| spelling | nottingham-320702020-05-04T20:05:03Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/32070/ The implementation of case formulation by probation officers: service user and carer views Brown, Susan Völlm, Birgit Background: The recent UK Government strategy on high-risk offenders with personality disorders (PD) proposes improved identification of this group, assessment of their treatment needs through case formulation (CF) and the subsequent provision of treatment pathways. Little is known about service user and carer views on this strategy. Aims/Hypotheses: This study sought to identify the views of personality-disordered (PD) offenders and carers on the proposed role of Probation staff in CF. Methods: Three focus groups were carried out, two with service users and one with carers, with a total of 10 participants overall. Results: Five themes emerged: ‘power’, ‘conflicting roles’, ‘trust’, ‘building a relationship through consistency of care’ and ‘hope and possibility’. Conclusions/Practical implications: Offenders and carers were sceptical regarding the proposed role of Offender Manager (OMs) in CF and this could pose a potential barrier to the successful implementation of the strategy. Taylor & Francis 2016 Article PeerReviewed Brown, Susan and Völlm, Birgit (2016) The implementation of case formulation by probation officers: service user and carer views. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology, 27 (2). pp. 215-231. ISSN 1478-9957 Assessment Personality disorder Probation Case formulation http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14789949.2015.1122821 doi:10.1080/14789949.2015.1122821 doi:10.1080/14789949.2015.1122821 |
| spellingShingle | Assessment Personality disorder Probation Case formulation Brown, Susan Völlm, Birgit The implementation of case formulation by probation officers: service user and carer views |
| title | The implementation of case formulation by probation officers: service user and carer views |
| title_full | The implementation of case formulation by probation officers: service user and carer views |
| title_fullStr | The implementation of case formulation by probation officers: service user and carer views |
| title_full_unstemmed | The implementation of case formulation by probation officers: service user and carer views |
| title_short | The implementation of case formulation by probation officers: service user and carer views |
| title_sort | implementation of case formulation by probation officers: service user and carer views |
| topic | Assessment Personality disorder Probation Case formulation |
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