Developing offender manager competencies in completing case formulation
| Date | 01 March 2018 |
| Author | Jo Ramsden,Elaine McMullan,Kay Radcliffe |
| DOI | 10.1177/0264550517744272 |
| Published date | 01 March 2018 |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
Article
Developing offender
manager competencies
in completing case
formulation: An
evaluation of a training
and supervision model
Kay Radcliffe, Elaine McMullan and Jo Ramsden
Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Leeds, UK
Abstract
The Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) pathway is a national initiative which
co-commissions health and probation to work in partnership to enhance the criminal
justice management of high risk offenders with personality disorder. Psychologically
informed support is expected to augment the current provision for this client group
alongside workforce training. The impact of training offender managers (OM) is
uncertain and previous research has indicated training may be limited in its effec-
tiveness. This paper examines the impact of a training and supervision model on the
quality of formulations produced by offender managers and suggests that a model
which teaches formulation through repeated consultation or the live supervision of
practice leads to enhanced competencies in completing case formulations. The paper
evaluates the quality of formulations produced by offender managers who have had
their practice developed through repeated consultation with the OPD pathway
(OPDOMs) in comparison with a generic group of offender managers. OPDOMs who
have had the longest period of supervision with the project produced the highest
quality formulations. The paper acknowledges a number of limitations but suggests
Corresponding Author:
Kay Radcliffe, Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Unit 24, Sugar Mill Busi ness Park,
Oakhurst Avenue, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS11 7DF, UK.
Email: kay.radcliffe@nhs.net
Probation Journal
2018, Vol. 65(1) 27–38
ªThe Author(s) 2017
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