Ruth J. Tully is a Consultant Forensic Psychologist and Clinical Lead of Tully Forensic Psychology Limited, where she and her team of psychologists work throughout the UK in the provision of psychological assessment, treatment, consultancy, and training. She is considered a leading authority in the field of risk assessment.

Jennifer Bamford is a Forensic Psychologist who specialises in the assessment of sexual offenders. She works in private practice assessing people with forensic histories in prison, hospital, and the community for the purpose of parole, criminal court hearings, family court assessments, and mental health tribunals.

List of contributors

1. Introduction

Ruth J. Tully & Jennifer Bamford

2. Psychological treatment relating to intimate partner violence and domestic abuse in the family court context

Gemma Luke

3. The effectiveness of bespoke psychological intervention for an adult male convicted of internet facilitated sex offending

Jennifer Bamford

4. Providing psychological care in the youth custodial estate: Making 'Every Interaction Matter'

Clare Holt & Joel Warkcup

5. Treatment of Delusions of Exceptionality in an Adult Male with Sexual Offences Against Children in a Secure Psychiatric Setting

Khyati Patel

6. The psychological recovery journey of a patient detained in a low secure forensic mental health service

Lara Arsuffi

7. Utilising EMDR to address trauma with an autistic person with a history of sexual offending

Lyn Shelton

8. A case study examining the use of functional analysis to understand behavioural and emotional instability in an adult male with an acquired brain injury

Sarah Ashworth

9. Clinical and forensic assessment of firesetting

Faye Horsley

10. Conclusion

Ruth J. Tully & Jennifer Bamford

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