Let's Talk Forensic Psychology

Professor Ray Bull is a specialist in the area of investigative interviewing. He is an Emeritus Professor of Forensic Psychology at the University of Leicester, a visiting Professor at the University of Portsmouth, and a part-time professor at the University of Derby. He has won awards such as being the first “Honorary Life-time Membership” of the 'International Investigative Interviewing Research Group’ and honorary fellow at the British Psychological Society due to his contributions to the field of Psychology. In 2008 he received from the European Association of Psychology and Law an “Award for Life-time Contribution to Psychology and Law” and from the British Psychological Society the “Award for Distinguished Contributions to Academic Knowledge in Forensic Psychology”.

Dr Chantal Scaillet is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist who has considerable experience working in prisons and NHS settings, and has published in the areas of managing people with personality difficulties who have offended & working with trauma in young adult men. She is currently the Strategic Clinical Lead of the Pathways Service at HMYOI Aylesbury working with high risk, high harm young adult men. Chantal is also a guest lecturer for Masters students at Queen Mary University of London.

Dr. Jo Ramsden is the clinical lead for the cluster of services in Yorkshire/Humberside which is commissioned under the Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) pathway. She is interested in new ways of working with 'personality disorder' particularly in ways of working that are organisationally focused and trauma-informed.

Dr. Jessica Yakeley MB BChir MRCP FRCPsych is a Consultant Psychiatrist in Forensic Psychotherapy. She is Director of the Portman Clinic and Director of Medical Education Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust. She is also a Fellow of the British Psychoanalytic Society and Editor of the journal Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy.

Dr. Louise Bowers is a BPS registered applied psychology practice supervisor and she also supervises a number of students on the Post Graduate Forensic Psychology Practitioner Programme at Cardiff Metropolitan University where she lectures on the MSc in Forensic Psychology at Coventry University. She is a leader in applying forensic psychology to education and she is frequently commissioned as a consultant in mainstream and alternative educational settings.

Elaine Cameron, BPS Chartered and HCPC Registered Forensic Psychologist, is currently working as Principal Psychologist at Ravenswood House Medium Secure Hospital. Elaine joined the Prison Service in 1999 as a Psychology Assistant where she began her work with those who had committed sexual offences. Elaine continued working with this population whilst working as a Forensic Psychologist in Training across two different prisons. Whilst undertaking her Msc in Forensic Psychology, Elaine worked within the Youth Offending Team primarily in a Restorative Justice intervention model. Having completed her Msc, Elaine joined HMP Grendon Therapeutic Community for 5 years and moved on to work at Broadmoor High Secure Hospital until joining the OPD (Offender Personality Disorder Pathway Service) in 2010, and part of the National PIPE Team (Psychologically Informed Planned Environment). Elaine was part of the initial pilot work setting up and developing one of two Progression PIPE’s for women. Elaine stayed at HMP Send for over 10 years where she leads the development of the OPD PIPE services for women at the prison. Her career has spanned the NHS, Prison and Youth Services.

Phil Willmot is a Consultant Forensic and Clinical Psychologist in the Men’s Personality Disorder Service at Rampton Hospital, where he has worked since 2002. He is also a part-time Senior Lecturer in Forensic Psychology in the College of Social Science. He has previously worked as a Forensic Psychologist in HM Prison Service. Specialism includes Forensic Psychology, personality disorder, trauma, violent and criminally diverse serious offenders, schema therapy.

Professor Theresa Gannon's groundbreaking work with deliberate firesetters has resulted in the first effective treatment programme for offenders, which is being adopted by Australia, North America and Europe. Professor Gannon is shortlisted for Outstanding Impact in Society in the ESRC Celebrating Impact Prize 2016.

The featured guest, Paul Kassman, is the Director of Changing the Game, an organisation which delivers therapeutic group programmes for men in prison who have been involved with gangs and violence in the community. Contact - [email protected]

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.