Promoting Excellence In Therapy in Prisons

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Promoting Excellence In Therapy in Prisons

• Five Year Strategy
• Peter Jones Chair Counselling in Prisons Network

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Why a Five Year Strategy ?

• Essential for future direction for therapy in
  prisons
• Raises profile of therapy in Criminal Justice
  System
• Essential for future development of therapy
  within Criminal justice

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The Process

• Consultation starts today
• A core group of people will help write the first
  draft of the strategy
• A number of further consultations will take place
• The formal Launch will take place at next years
  Network Conference, 2010

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What will be in it?

• Milestones for next five years
• Examples of best practice
• A roadmap for future direction
• Key Aim is to promote excellence of therapy in
  prisons

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Key Messages

• Therapists have a key role to play in
• Reducing re-offending
• Health promotion
• Restoring broken lives
• Rehabilitation and resettlement
• Building constructive regimes

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Vision.

• To pool expertise and best practice
• To identify research agendas and develop
  excellence in working with offenders, with a view
  to pushing back the boundaries
• To develop constructive and positive cultures
  that promote health and reduce re-offending

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The Journey .

• The hard work starts today!
• Thanks for your help and support in this
  important milestone.