75. Co-host David Jones on relational work in forensic settings (with guest co-host Des McVey)

Today our podcast is a little different.  You’re used to hearing David Jones bring his experience and knowledge to light in asking questions and sharing anecdotes about his professional life.  Today we thought we’d give you the chance to hear more about his many years of experience.

 

David Jones is a psychotherapist with extensive experience in clinical work specializing in working with offenders within a prison treatment and health setting, with a focus on groups. He has extensive experience in mental health and the voluntary sector. David has published a number of books and articles and we include their details below.

He has worked at the Phoenix Unit in Oxford, was Consultant Psychotherapist at Millfields in East London, was a clinical lead at HMP Grendon and with the new TC+ for men with learning difficulties, at HMP Gartree.

 

David likes to throw himself into everything he does and as well as being on the Board of the International Association for Forensic Psychotherapy for several years, he was also Secretary of this board for a period (2008 – 2010).  He has also been a member of the Research Advisory Group at HMP Grendon. Since 2008, he has been the Prisons expert for the Community of Communities Prison Therapeutic Community at the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Lastly, David has been involved with the UK Personality Disorder Pathway project since 2002.

Selected books and papers.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Working-Dangerous-People-Psychotherapy-Violence/dp/1857758242

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Humane-Prisons-David-Jones/dp/1857757203

https://www.academia.edu/7572919/SHAME_DISGUST_ANGER_AND_REVENGE_HOMOSEXUALITY_AND_COUNTERTRANSFERENCE

https://www.academia.edu/12523921/The_Malign_Transference_Dealing_with_the_unbearable_in_the_internal_world_of_the_murderer

https://www.academia.edu/12322685/Therapy_in_Peversity

 

There is another unusual aspect to our podcast today.  We thought it would be an idea to have a guest contribution to our discussion in a more novel way so we’ve invited along Des McVey to help out. 

 

Naomi knows Des very well since she has worked with him in various locations since 1996.  Des is a consultant nurse psychotherapist with 40 years experience of nursing in a variety of settings.  They first worked together in a Medium Secure unit before setting up the first mental health in-reach team in an English prison.  Eventually, they were approached to establish the first treatment service for people under the Labour Govts DSPD initiative.   DSPD stood for Dangerous and Severe Personality Disorder and whilst it was awfully named it offered a chance to create treatment opportunities for people who were unable to access any mental health treatment in prisons. We’ve also edited a book together about creating services for people with a history of trauma.  Des will no doubt be back to discuss his experience.