Supervisor training with the Doctorate in Forensic Psychology – DForenPsy
July 18, 2018
Supervisor training I’m fairly certain that anyone who has worked in forensic services or in mental healthcare will testify that it can be a challenging and yet hugely rewarding field. Working as a junior (or even senior!) clinician in such an area can be a steep learning curve and can take its toll on even …
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 …
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 …
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