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In this chapter the authors describe the application of Compassion Focussed Therapy (CFT) and a Trauma Informed Approach (TIA) within forensic settings. The chapter considers the impact of early trauma and long-term adversity in the lives of those convicted of sexual offences, and how this manifests into survival strategies in the present day. Presented case material demonstrates how these models can be applied with powerful, emotion-evoking processes, such as cultivating self-compassion, processing trauma and facilitating guilt. Drawing on their experience of using compassion focussed and trauma sensitive practices, the authors consider how this work impacts on staff and how the models can enrich their work by developing affiliative professional relationships, autobiographical formulations and an awareness of parallel processes between staff teams and resident groups.
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Taylor, J., Akerman, G., Hocken, K. (2020). Cultivating Compassion Focussed Practice for Those Who Have Committed Sexual Offences. In: Swaby, H., Winder, B., Lievesley, R., Hocken, K., Blagden, N., Banyard, P. (eds) Sexual Crime and Trauma. Sexual Crime. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49068-3_3
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