Let's Talk Forensic Psychology

Let's Talk Forensic Psychology

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Let's Talk Forensic Psychology episodes

  • #21 Let's Talk Sex Dolls

    Dr Craig Harper is a senior lecturer and associate professor at Nottingham Trent University.

    In this episode, Craig discusses his research into public attitudes towards people with atypical sexualities, including individuals who own sex dolls.
    Craig's research focuses on the psychological mechanisms which underpin attitudes, including cognitive heuristics, and other decision making processes towards informing policy.
    Publications include:
    HARPER, C., LIEVESLEY, R. and WANLESS, K., 2022. Exploring the psychological characteristics and risk-related cognitions of individuals who own sex dolls. Journal of Sex Research. ISSN 0022-4499 (Forthcoming)
    HARPER, C.A. and LIEVESLEY, R., 2020. Sex doll ownership: an agenda for research. Current Psychiatry Reports, 22: 54. ISSN 1523-3812
    A full list of Craig's publications can be found here:
    http://llr.ntu.ac.uk/rpd/researchpublications.php?pubid=558111e2-fe13-4e5f-b6d7-385c28c4303e
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    42 min
  • #20 Let's talk Working as a Practitioner in Northern Ireland

    Dr. Jackie Bates-Gaston is a Chartered Forensic Psychologist who held a role as the chief of the Northern Ireland prison service for over 21 years. Currently, Jackie works as an occupational psychologist and a lecturer at the University of Ulster. She recently won a British Psychological Society award for her contribution to the world of Psychology.

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    39 min
  • #19 Let's Talk Academic Routes to Qualifying

    In this episode with Samatha Walkden we discuss the academic route to qualification in Forensic Psychology.

    Samantha is a Lecturer in Forensic Psychology at Leeds Trinity University and has recently completed her PhD which explored the double stigma effect experienced by individuals who have a mental health diagnosis and a history of offending and how political views, personal experience and empathy impact public attitudes.
    To read Samantha's article 'Public Attitudes towards Offenders with Mental Illness scale (PATOMI): Establishing a valid tool to measure public perceptions' please follow this link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10597-020-00653-0
    More information is available around stigma towards mental health from the resources below:
    Get Britain Talking: https://www.itv.com/britaingettalking/
    Mind: https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/mental-health-problems-introduction/stigma-misconceptions/
    Time To Change: https://www.time-to-change.org.uk/about-us
    We welcome your feedback. Please get in contact with us by commenting below, connecting with us on social media or emailing us at [email protected]

    46 min
  • #18 Let's Talk Working in Therapeutic Communites

    Lawrence Jones is a registered forensic psychologist and Head of Psychology at Rampton Hospital.

    He talked to us about working as a forensic psychologist in therapeutic communities, and the positives and challenges of this job.
    "Trauma-Informed Forensic Practice" by Phil Willmot and Lawrence Jones is out on the 11th of March. You can pre-order here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Trauma-Informed-Forensic-Practice-Issues-Psychology/dp/0367626918
    We welcome your feedback. Please get in contact with us by commenting below, connecting with us on social media or emailing us at [email protected]

    33 min
  • #17 Let's Talk Sex Bots

    Rosalind Barnett is a Trainee Forensic Psychologist and a Lecturer in Psychology.

    In this episode, Rosalind discusses her doctoral research into public attitudes towards the use of sex bots, the wider implications of their use, and the broader moral discussions around the topic.
    At The Division of Forensic Psychology annual conference in 2021, she presented her work entitled 'The Rise of the Sexbots: Moral Disengagement, the Dark Tetrad, and Sexual Crime Myths in Association with Attitudes towards Sex Robots'
    Other publications include:
    Barnett, R. (2018). Influence of gender, ethnicity and makeup on age estimation by adults in the community.
    We welcome your feedback. Please get in contact with us by commenting below, connecting with us on social media or emailing us at [email protected]

    39 min
  • #16 Let's Talk Parapsychology

    Dr Ciáran O'Keeffe is an Associate Head of School and Associate Professor of Education & Research at Buckinghamshire New University. He runs several psychology related programmes such as BSc (Hons) Criminological Psychology, BSc (Hons) Psychology & Criminology, MSc Mental Health & Well-Being in Education, MSc Applied Forensic Psychology. Ciáran's area of research is predominantly in Parapsychology, mainly focusing on on testing mediums & psychics. He also has a background in Forensic Psychology and has worked with young offenders. You can order "Ghosted!" here: https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/ghosted/

    40 min
  • #15 Let's Talk Working in Hospital Settings

    Recently we were joined by Dr Gwen Adshead to discuss working in hospital settings.

    Gwen is a Forensic Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist with some 30 years’ experience. She has worked as a Consultant Forensic Psychotherapist at Broadmoor Hospital for over 15 years and has acted as an expert witness for over 20 years.
    Gwen is particularly interested in moral reasoning and ethics in psychiatry, as well as the application of attachment theory, factitious disorder in mothers, personality disorder and offending, and homicide within the family.
    She recently published a book titled 'The Devil You Know: Stories of Human Cruelty and Compassion’, co-authored with Eileen Horne, which explores eleven narratives demonstrating the human capacity for empathy, change and redemption.
    She has also edited 'A Matter of Security: The Application of Attachment Theory to Forensic Psychiatry and Psychotherapy' alongside Friedemann Pfäfflin.
    Research publications include:
    Adshead, G. (2010). Becoming a caregiver: attachment theory and poorly performing doctors. Medical Education, 44, 125-131. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2923.2009.03556.x
    Dorkins, E., & Adshead, G. (2011). Working with offenders: Challenges to the recovery agenda. Advances in Psychiatric Treatment, 17(3), 178-187. doi:10.1192/apt.bp.109.007179
    Ferrito, F., Vetere, A., Adshead, A., & Moore, E., (2012) Life after homicide: accounts of recovery and redemption of offender patients in a high security hospital – a qualitative study. The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology, 23(3), 327-344, doi:10.1080/14789949.2012.668211
    We welcome your feedback and questions. Please do either comment below or email us at [email protected]

    47 min
  • #14 Let's Talk Investigative Psychology

    Kerry Daynes is a BPS chartered and HPCP registered Forensic Psychologist. She has been working as a forensic psychologist and consultant for 20 years. Kerry has held many roles within prison, secure hospitals and community settings. She also works as a consultant for the police and set up her own private practice. She is the author of What Lies Buried and the Sunday Times Bestseller, The Dark Side Of The Mind. Currently working in TV, Kerry has a role as 'The Profiler' on the TV series "Faking It".

    43 min
  • #13 Let's Talk Extremism

    Mr Christopher Dean

    Chris is a chartered and registered forensic psychologist, an associate fellow of the
    BPS and chartered scientist. Chris has worked as a forensic psychologist for over 20
    years in prison, hospital, probation and parole board settings. From 2005 – 2015 he
    worked in HMPPS headquarters: roles included being national clinical lead for various
    sex offender treatment programmes and head of a specialist team who pioneered the
    development of innovative, evidence-based assessments and interventions to prevent
    extremist offending and group-based violence. In 2015, he established Identify
    Psychological Services (Ltd), a company specialising in applied psychological
    services to prevent violent extremism. Through this company he has provided training,
    consultancy and technical assistance to government departments, agencies and
    correctional services around the world and has contributed to significant publications,
    notably the Council of Europe’s Handbook for Prison and Probation Services
    regarding Radicalization and Violent Extremism. Other current roles include being an
    academic supervisor for Cardiff Metropolitan University and a parole board member.
    Ms Monica Lloyd
    Monica worked for twelve years in HM Prison Service (as it was then) before joining HM Inspectorate of Prisons as Head of R&D. In that capacity she was part of the inspection of the Maze prison in Northern Ireland that took place as part of the Good Friday agreement, during which she spoke in depth to IRA and loyalist paramilitary prisoners. This sparked an interest in terrorist violence that was re-ignited ten years later when she re-joined NOMS (as it had become) to develop an evidence base for work with terrorist offenders. Despite opposition from sharp human rights lawyers, the BPS itself, and Islamist pressure groups, and a counter-vailing political pressure to deliver products to counter a new wave of terrorist violence, this proved to be the high spot of her career. This was followed by a career change to the University of Birmingham where she established a doctoral course in forensic clinical psychology, now in its eighth year, and continues her research into terrorist violence.
    Key publications:
    Lloyd, M. & Dean, C. (2015) The Development of Structured Guidelines for Assessing Risk in Extremist Offenders. The Journal of Threat Assessment and Management, Vol 2, Issue 1. 40-52.
    Lloyd, M, & Kleinot, P. (2017) Pathways into Terrorism: the Good the Bad and the Ugly. The Journal of Psychoanalytic psychotherapy: Applications, Theory and Research. http://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/AuImmw9CSqManxWgDW5y/full
    Opinions expressed in this video are those of the speakers, based on their training and clinical experience as Practitioner Psychologists. References to theories, research and named authors are not necessarily an endorsement. The intention of this platform is to encourage engagement with forensic psychology.
    We welcome your feedback and questions. Please do either comment below or email us at [email protected]

    46 min

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