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Therapeutic community visit at HMP Grendon for DForenPsy student Robyn Price
July 3, 2018
Therapeutic communities Robyn (DForenPsy student) discusses visiting a therapeutic community at HMP Grendon. Recently, I attended an optional open day at HMP Grendon therapeutic community in Buckinghamshire. This was not a requirement of the Doctorate in Forensic Psychology, but one of many learning opportunities that the University of Nottingham encourage students to attend. Admittedly, I …
Publishing research – tips for publishing your first article in Psychology
June 14, 2018
Publishing research Publishing your first paper in psychology is naturally daunting but hugely rewarding. Publishing research allows you to share your work with the world. You can have a real impact on theory and practice. It will also help your career and employment prospects. I am still early in my research career, but I have …
Experiences of a conference on the prevention of sexual offending
May 28, 2018
Conference attendance can be nerve-wracking for students – Harriet Dymond (Forensic and Criminological MSc student) discusses her experiences of going to her first conference on the prevention of sexual offending A conference on the prevention of sexual offending StopSO (Specialist Treatment Organisation for the Prevention of Sexual Offending) are a UK based charity. They work …
Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) and offending behaviour
May 23, 2018
Sharing postgraduate research with professionals from the national autistic society Omer Linenberg (DForenPsy trainee) discusses sharing her research into Pathological Demand Avoidance and offending with professionals from the National Autistic society at Robert Ogden School. The day was sunny as I walked up the lane to the Robert Ogden School in Rotherham. It’s a very …
Conference presentation with the BPS for Elspeth Dustagheer (DForenPsy trainee)
May 17, 2018
Elspeth Dustagheer discusses her experiences of presenting her research on public perceptions of revenge pornography at the BPS annual conference As part of the Forensic Psychology Doctorate at The University of Nottingham (DForenPsy), Forensic Psychologists in Training are required to present their research at a national conference. Having previously produced an interactive poster of my …
Male suicide and barriers to seeking help – thoughts from a Forensic Psychologist
May 15, 2018
Suicide is the leading cause of death for males under age 50 in the UK. Understanding and reducing this risk is a core concern for forensic psychology. I recently heard on the news that as many as 84 men take their own lives every week in the UK. This perhaps should not have been surprising …
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Music as a metaphor in psychology – thoughts from a forensic psychologist
June 21, 2018
Music as a metaphor in psychology Dr Simon Duff discusses music as a metaphor and an inspiration in formulation and forensic psychology The work that we do is demanding and complex. For that reason I find that it is useful to seek inspiration to help me, wherever it springs from. The great Steve Perry sang, …
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