I would like to assist Psychologists who are working at the cutting edge of therapeutic interventions, specifically with juvenile serious first time offenders. Ideally they will incorporate 'Therapeutic Community' ideals to working with that particular client group and also, will be people who recognize the benefits of 'Wilderness Exposure'.

I welcome interest from suitably qualified 'English' speaking psychologists working within the forensic arena, who can offer placements between either a six-month and a two-year period.

Bernard, J.M. & Goodyear, R.K (1992) provide a definition of supervision:

I therefore, seek supervision that will exploit and inform on the following areas:

I would expect to receive some form of stipend for the work undertaken and this should be at a comparable scale to other Forensic Psychologists from the host country.

Three years later in 1991, I Graduated with Honors in both Psychology and Law from Oxford Polytechnic. Studies included: Civil Rights; Legal Process; Equity & Trusts; Contract Law; Property Law; Land Law; Criminal Law; Civil Law; Jurisprudence; Constitutional Law; Basic Programming; Advanced Statistics; Abnormal Psychology; Learning; Physiological Psychology; Data Processing & Analysis and Individual Differences etc.

An Assistant Psychologists post was secured in 1992, on a full-time voluntary basis; working for Alan Richens, Head of the Leaning Disability Service of South Birmingham Health Authorities, Clinical Psychology Service. Clinical Projects included: Testing & Assessment; Working with Challenging Behavior; Individual Client Work; Staff Training - 'Principles of Normalization' & 'Effective Communication'; Research and General Administration.

Returning to Oxfordshire in 1994 as a Group Worker at the Ley Community, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center, which was ran as a therapeutic community. I progressed from Group Worker to a Temporary Team Leaders position, before becoming responsible for the 'Bail Assessments', liaisoning with the Inner London Courts. In addition, I was involved in the local prison drug-misuse group-work program at H.M.P Bullingdon; working in conjunction with Oxfordshire Probation Service. Skills gained from the Therapeutic Community included: Group Work, Out Door Pursuits e.g. Canoeing, Hill Walking, Camping and Caving; Assessment and Evaluation; Team Building; Project Management and Survival Humor!

I took up Postgraduate studies in 1998 at the University of Birmingham. Initially reading Clinical Criminology and then Criminological Psychology. I was awarded Master of Science in Criminological Psychology in May 2000. This was an accredited course with the British Psychological Society, providing the requirement for conditional registration as a Forensic Psychologist.

In summery, I have an understanding and working knowledge of the following psychological skills: Individual Testing & Assessment; Drug & Alcohol Issues; Dual/Multiple Diagnosis; Learning Disabilities; Therapeutic Intervention Design; Court Reports; Challenging Behavior; Hospital-Prison & Community Experience; Individual & Group-Work; Consultancy and Project Management. Administrative skills include: Word Processing; Data Base Management; SPSS and Research.

In addition I have in-depth experience of facilitating the following "Living Skills II courses" designed by Dr Bob Wycherely, Clare Crellin and Tony Chiva (1994). I would welcome the opportunity to incorporate these workshops in future placements:

I carry Public and Professional Indemnity for £5,000,000 (Five Million Pounds Sterling), this covers all Commonwealth Countries: Local indemnity cover will be required for placements in the United States of America.

Feel free to contact the following individuals, who have given permission to act as 'Referees'. Please remember they are extremely busy people. Therefore, only contact them, if you are interested in offering a period of work-placement.