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* Information about the work of Together's Forensic Mental Health Practitioners
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How the team works

At the foot of this page is a download explaining the history of Together's FMHP service and London probation, and there is also a photograph of the team.

The team comes together:

  • for a monthly Forensic Forum – to discuss business and policy
  • for a six-weekly professional academic day, which includes peer group support
  • for bi-monthly external clinical supervision facilitated by a chartered forensic psychologist
  • for specialist team training events.

Contact and networking within the team is encouraged (each member is supplied with a mobile phone and laptop computer).

To read some practitioners' accounts of their experiences and working with clients, click here.

Your entitlement as a practitionerIndividual practitioners receive:

  • individual supervision every 3/4 weeks
  • an annual performance appraisal
  • a training needs assessment (there is money dedicated to FMHP training needs)
  • timely access to management support and advice
  • positive encouragement to develop areas of individual expertise and develop the forensic service within their borough, and contribute to wider initiatives.

Diversity

The FMHP service operates within a number of culturally diverse London boroughs and provides practitioners with the challenge of addressing issues of diversity pertinent to the needs of the client group. Over the last year, practitioners have successfully worked with increasing numbers of offenders from black and minority ethnic backgrounds. This is an indication of the service’s accessibility and flexibility.

The diversity amongst practitioners within the FMHP team also plays an important role in the service’s response to the needs of clients in terms of awareness around diversity issues and the quality of assessments, formulations and interventions. This is further enhanced through focusing on cross-cultural aspects of service provision at the team’s professional academic seminars.

Specific initiatives

These include:

  • the development of a dedicated lead-practitioner role within the FMHP team – specifically to focus on issues related to the mental health needs of black and minority ethnic clients and to disseminate information to the rest of the team in order to inform and improve practice
  • a small exploratory research study recently completed by a practitioner in partnership with London Probation, looking at how people living in Tower Hamlets cope with some of the issues faced by the Asian communities living there. The aim was to explore the needs and issues faced by this population and to consider how these might be addressed.
     
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