‘Staff-resident relationships in approved premises: What a difference a door makes’
| Date | 01 December 2017 |
| DOI | 10.1177/0264550517734927 |
| Author | Laura Doggett |
| Published date | 01 December 2017 |
| Subject Matter | Practitioner response piece |
Practitioner response piece
‘Staff-resident
relationships in
approved premises:
What a difference a
door makes’:
A practitioner response
Laura Doggett
Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Abstract
This piece is a response to Irwin-Rogers’ (2017) article ‘Staff-resident relationships in
approved premises: What a difference a door makes’, in which the impact of the staff
office door policies on staff-resident relationships in approved premises is highlighted.
The findings of Irwin-Rogers will be discussed, alongside the importance of staff-
offender relationships, the benefits of a psychologically informed approach and
consideration for what is needed to support staff working in approved premises (AP) to
work effectively with this often challenging and emotionally demanding client group.
Keywords
approved premises, hostels, relationships, rehabilitation, desistance probation,
culture
Introduction
Having worked in probation services for seven years, I was seconded to North-
umberland, Tyne and Wear (NTW) NHS Foundation Trust in 2012, to work as a
probation officer in their forensic community personality disorder team. The team’s
Corresponding Author:
Laura Doggett, Northu mberland, Tyne and Wear N HS Foundation Trust, Fo rensic Community Team ,
St Nicholas Hospital, Gosforth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 3XT, UK.
Email: laura.doggett@nhs.net
Probation Journal
2017, Vol. 64(4) 405–412
ªThe Author(s) 2017
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