We are delighted to announce that bookings are now open for our online roundtables on women.
Each event will be on Teams and take place between 1730 and 1830. For each event we will be joined by senior HMPPS psychologists Jude Kelman and Gillian Sutcliffe who will provide a short presentation followed by discussion with practitioners.
Tickets for each session are:
- £10 for APL members (for information about how to join or renew your membership please visit our website here).
- £20 for non-members
Details of each event and booking links are below.
Roundtable 1: Services and interventions – what is out there in the Women’s estate ?
When: Tuesday 17 September 2024, 17:30pm to 18:30pm
Booking link: https://buytickets.at/associationofprisonlawyers/1317209
Details: This session will provide an overview of the range of services and interventions now available across women’s prisons to meet the needs of women in custody. This will include safety-related interventions and services (designed to meet the needs of women in crisis), as well as offending-related services and interventions designed to address offence-related risks and needs. There will be ample time for questions and discussions.
Roundtable 2: Additional factors in assessing women and supporting women in prison
When: Tuesday 8 October 2024, 17:30pm to 18:30pm
Booking link: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/associationofprisonlawyers/1317288
Details: This session will focus on the evidence-base about the gender-specific needs of women in prison, including how women experience their imprisonment, and how these factors are being considered in the way services are designed, developed and delivered for women in prison.
Roundtable 3: What do we know and what do we need to know about women in and leaving prison? The evidence base and gaps
When: Tuesday 19 November 2024, 17:30pm to 18:30pm
Booking link: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/associationofprisonlawyers/1317289
Details: This final session focuses on the wider evidence about women in contact with the CJS, as well as barriers and challenges and remaining gaps in evidence about how to work effectively with women on probation to prevent recall and reduce the likelihood of reoffending.
About Jude Kelman:
- Jude is a forensic psychologist with almost 30 years experience of working in prisons. For the past eight years Jude has been the Women’s Group Lead Psychologist and has grown a team of psychologists from nothing to more than 70 staff working across all 12 women’s prisons. Jude has just completed a PhD examining trauma-informed care within women’s prisons and has published her research. She is passionate about finding ways to use the findings from her PhD to positively change practices and systems across women’s prisons, to improve conditions and outcomes for women in prison as well as for prison staff.
About Gillian Sutcliffe:
- Gillian is a chartered and registered forensic psychologist with 23 years of clinical experience working in prisons across the UK. She has experience in working with men and women who have entered the criminal justice system, and for the last four years has specialised in understanding the safety needs of women across the Women’s Group. She has a range of experiences in risk assessment, research, consultancy and training across HMPPS. Her passion centres on the development and implementation of evidence based, trauma informed therapy services for women in custody which aim to de-shame, and help improve safety outcomes for them, and the wider public. Gillian is currently pursuing research which explores the impact and influence of hormones on women in custody, to help shape and influence policy. She has published articles on therapeutic interventions in custody, as well as an academic book chapter exploring the nuisance of women convicted of sexual offences. All with the overarching aim to improve outcomes for women in custody and reduce reoffending.