'What's needed as part of probation practice when working with personality disordered offenders? The importance of avoiding errors of logic' – A practitioner response. (June 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Fellowes, Eleanor
• Is Part Of: Probation journal. Volume 61:Number 2(2014:Jun.)
• Page Start: 192
• Page End: 199
• Publication Date: 2014-06
• Subjects: organizational culture -- personality disorder -- psychologically informed practice -- reflective practice -- relationships; Probation -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; 364.6305
• DOI: 10.1177/0264550514532155
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0264-5505

Abstract

This article is a response to Ramsden and Lowton's article 'What's needed as part of probation practice when working with personality disordered offenders? The importance of avoiding errors of logic'. Ramsden and Lowton offer a useful model, and practical guidance, that can assist practitioners to work in a psychologically informed way. The potential benefits of such frameworks are discussed, before consideration is given to what else is needed to support probation's work with service users who meet the diagnostic criteria for personality disorder.