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The Application of CAT to Forensic Contexts - offered by the Scottish Prison Service College
24th February 2019 to 3rd March 2019

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Cancelled 12/02/20.  

THE APPLICATION OF COGNITIVE ANALYTIC THERAPY (CAT) TO FORENSIC CONTEXTS

SCOTTISH PRISON SERVICE COLLEGE, POLMONT

24th, 25th February & 02nd, 03rd March 2020

£590

AIMS AND SCOPE OF THE TRAINING

CAT is a relational model that is increasingly being used as a means of conceptualizing mental health, personality disorder and forensic issues.

This four day training course will provide participants with a working knowledge of CAT that focuses on how it can be used to understand and guide interventions with offenders and forensic patients. 

All the training modules have presentations, case examples and learning exercises and aim to augment rather than replace existing working practice.

This course will help those attending to:

  • Understand how individuals are 'relationally formed' and function in life
  • Understand how life experience is often connected to dysfunctional and offending behaviour
  • Understand how to use CAT Reformulation in order to conceptualise clinical and forensic problems
  • Understand how CAT can help to address offending behavior and inform risk assessment
  • Understand how CAT can facilitate team-working and structured clinical care

Participants will attain a 'CAT informed' level from this introductory training with expectation that they will immediately be able to apply CAT concepts and tools to inform their working practice.

TARGET AUDIENCE

The training is open to all professional staff who work with forensic patients or offenders. 

COURSE FACILITATOR

Mark Ramm is a Consultant Clinical Forensic Psychologist. He is accredited as a CAT Practitioner with the Association of Cognitive Analytic Therapy and has been developing the practice of CAT in forensic services since 1995. He has worked in various contexts and was previously Head of Forensic Psychological Services in NHS Lothian (which includes the Orchard Clinic medium secure unit). He currently works in the Serious Offender Liaison Service (SOLS) which helps to manage Lothian's high risk offenders in the community. In addition, he provides consultancy and training to various mental health, law enforcement and forensic services across the UK and is an Accredited Risk Assessor with Risk Management Authority.

Jamie Kirkland is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist. He is Accredited as a CAT Practitioner and Supervisor with the Association of Cognitive Analytic Therapy. He is Co-Director of the CAT Practitioner Training course for Scotland. He has worked in various settings and currently works across Forensic Learning Disability Services in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and NHS Fife. He is also Reflective Practice Lead for the Glasgow Forensic Directorate.

For further information and booking visit https://www.eventsforce.net/forensicnetwork/frontend/reg/thome.csp?pageID=105605&eventID=388&traceRedir=2

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