The Forensic Psychology Podcast

Prison Radio Association

Sally Tilt and Dr Kerensa Hocken from HM Prison and Probation Service Psychology team interview colleagues who do vitally important work in prisons across the country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 09/18/2025

    Accredited Programmes – a new approach | Nicky Herron, Aubrey Van Zyl and Amy Lawson-Mayhew

    Nicky Herron is a Registered Forensic Psychologist with over 25 years’ experience. For 15 years she has worked within Intervention Services, leading the development of several Accredited Programmes. Nicky has been a key figure in the evolution of accredited programmes, seeing their development from being largely risk-focused towards the strengths based and trauma informed programmes we have today.   Aubrey Van Zyl is a Senior National Specialist lead at Interventions Services. He started his journey with accredited programmes 20 years ago as a facilitator on various programmes. Since then, he has moved on to be a specialist trainer for accredited programmes and is now involved in the design of accredited programmes with a specialism in the review of underpinning theory, ensuring that evidence is translated into the design of accredited programmes.   Amy Lawson-Mayhew is a National Specialist Lead within Interventions Services and a Registered Forensic Psychologist. Before her current role, Amy was a psychologist in the North-East and Yorkshire Psychology Services Team, delivering and supervising accredited programmes. Three years ago Amy joined Interventions Services to dedicate herself to the development and oversight of accredited programmes on a national level.  References for all texts cited in this podcast are on our Linktree. Presenters: Dr. Sally Tilt and Dr. Kerensa Hocken Producer: Andrew Wilkie Assistant Producer: Richie Makepeace You can follow this podcast on LinkedIn by clicking here. The Forensic Psychology Podcast is a co-production between HM Prison and Probation Service and the Prison Radio Association charity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 6m

  2. 09/11/2025

    Organised Crime | Lucie Homer

    Lucie Homer is a Chartered and HCPC Registered Forensic Psychologist and has worked for His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service for 25 years.  Lucie is currently the Regional Lead Psychologist for Wales, overseeing the operational delivery of psychological services across custody and community settings.    Lucie has a particular interest in service, environment and regime development, and was involved in the opening of a new prison project in north Wales. She has developed and implemented services around peer mentoring and staff support/supervision as well as introducing counselling and trauma-informed services for those in prison and developing and delivering bespoke interventions with people unable to access other services. It is this interest in working with ‘hard to reach’ individuals and offending behaviours which led her into her recent PhD study around criminal social identity including with individuals involved in serious and organised crime. References for all texts cited in this podcast are on our Linktree. Presenters: Dr. Sally Tilt and Dr. Kerensa Hocken Producer: Andrew Wilkie Assistant Producer: Richie Makepeace You can follow this podcast on LinkedIn by clicking here. The Forensic Psychology Podcast is a co-production between HM Prison and Probation Service and the Prison Radio Association charity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 2m

  3. 09/04/2025

    The experience of working in probation | Jake Phillips

    Jake Phillips is Associate Professor at the University of Cambridge where he is the director of the MSt in Applied Penology, a masters course for people working in managerial and leadership roles in the criminal justice system. Prior to moving to Cambridge he worked at Sheffield Hallam University for 12 years. Before doing his PhD – at Cambridge – he worked in various roles in the criminal justice system such as drug interventions worker and various roles supporting people on probation to find work and access drug treatment.   His academic research focuses primarily on probation policy and practice although he has carried out research in prisons, the police, parole and youth justice. He has carried out research on the emotional labour of probation work, probation practitioner wellbeing, the impact of inspection on probation, people who die whilst under probation supervision, privatisation in probation and, more recently, the concept of hope in the probation context. He is editor of Probation Journal and co-chair of the European Society of Criminology’s working group on Community Sanctions and Measures. References for all texts cited in this podcast are on our Linktree. Presenters: Dr. Sally Tilt and Dr. Kerensa Hocken Producer: Andrew Wilkie Assistant Producer: Richie Makepeace You can follow this podcast on LinkedIn by clicking here. The Forensic Psychology Podcast is a co-production between HM Prison and Probation Service and the Prison Radio Association charity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 5m

  4. 08/28/2025

    Combining an academic and practitioner approach in forensic psychology | Theresa Gannon

    Professor Theresa Gannon is a Professor of Forensic Psychology at University of Kent and has worked in forensic psychology practice for nearly two decades in NHS and prison settings.   She has published widely in the areas of rehabilitation, sexual offending and fire setting and has make a significant contribution to advancing theory and practice. References for all texts cited in this podcast are on our Linktree. Presenters: Dr. Sally Tilt and Dr. Kerensa Hocken Producer: Andrew Wilkie Assistant Producer: Richie Makepeace You can follow this podcast on LinkedIn by clicking here. The Forensic Psychology Podcast is a co-production between HM Prison and Probation Service and the Prison Radio Association charity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 6m

  5. 08/21/2025

    Compassion Focused Therapy to intervene with anger | Russell Kolts

    Professor Russell Kolts is a Professor of Psychology at Eastern Washington University.   An internationally-recognized trainer in compassion-focused therapy (CFT), he has co-authored scientific articles on compassion, CFT, and various areas of psychology, as well as several books, including CFT Made Simple and Experiencing Compassion Focused Therapy from the Inside Out (with Tobyn Bell, James Bennett-Levy, and Chris Irons).   Russell has specialised in applying CFT to problematic anger, reflected in his book The Anger Workbook, working with people in prison, and a TEDx talk entitled Anger, Compassion and What it Means to be Strong.  References for all texts cited in this podcast are on our Linktree. Presenters: Dr. Sally Tilt and Dr. Kerensa Hocken Producer: Andrew Wilkie Assistant Producer: Richie Makepeace You can follow this podcast on LinkedIn by clicking here. The Forensic Psychology Podcast is a co-production between HM Prison and Probation Service and the Prison Radio Association charity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 4m

  6. 08/14/2025

    Desistance | Shadd Maruna and Karen Johnson

    Karen Johnson is a Registered Forensic Psychologist. She has worked for HM Prison and Probation Service for 17 years.   She is currently the Regional Lead Psychologist in the South-East and East area, where she leads psychology services delivered across 10 Prisons, and the regional probation directorate for the East of England.   Karen is completing a PhD through Queens University Belfast, supervised by Professor Shadd Maruna and Professor Michelle Butler, entitled Doing Justice to Desistance Narratives-Developing the Desistance Identity Tool.   Professor Shadd Maruna is the Head of the Department of Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology at the University of Liverpool, and the Past President of the American Society of Criminology.    He is a long-term member of the Correctional Services Accreditation and Advice Panel.    Previously, he has worked at the Queen’s University Belfast, University of Cambridge and Rutgers University where he was Dean of the School of Criminal Justice. He received the Howard League for Penal Reform’s inaugural Research Medal in 2013, and his book Making Good was named the Outstanding Contribution to Criminology by the American Society of Criminology in 2001. References for all texts cited in this podcast are on our Linktree. Presenters: Dr. Sally Tilt and Dr. Kerensa Hocken Producer: Andrew Wilkie Assistant Producer: Richie Makepeace You can follow this podcast on LinkedIn by clicking here. The Forensic Psychology Podcast is a co-production between HM Prison and Probation Service and the Prison Radio Association charity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1 hr

  7. 08/07/2025

    Working as a forensic psychologist expert witness in the courts | Louise Bowers

    Dr Louise Bowers is a HCPC-registered Forensic Psychologist, a BPS Chartered Psychologist, and the Director of The Forensic Psychologist Service, which she co-leads with her business partner, Emma Stevenson.   With over 30 years of post-qualification experience, Louise has worked across a diverse range of settings, including HM Prison and Probation Service, the NHS and private practice.   Louise is a national trainer for the British Psychological Society’s Expert Witness Training Programme and delivers postgraduate workshops on expert witness practice. Louise has acted as an expert witness throughout her career and, in 2003, was one of the first two forensic psychologists appointed to the Parole Board.   Today, she is most frequently found giving evidence in Crown Court or before the Parole Board, involving individuals accused or convicted of the most serious offences. References for all texts cited in this podcast are on our Linktree. Presenters: Dr. Sally Tilt and Dr. Kerensa Hocken Producer: Andrew Wilkie Assistant Producer: Richie Makepeace You can follow this podcast on LinkedIn by clicking here. The Forensic Psychology Podcast is a co-production between HM Prison and Probation Service and the Prison Radio Association charity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 3m

  8. 07/31/2025

    Trauma-informed working in prisons | Jude Kelman

    Dr Jude Kelman has worked as a forensic psychologist within HM Prison and Probation Service for 30 years. She is the Lead Psychologist for Women's prisons, leading a team of approximately 75 forensic psychologists working across the 12 women's prisons within England and Wales.   She has recently completed PhD at King's College London, examining trauma-informed care within women's prisons, and has published the findings from her research.   Jude is passionate about improving outcomes for women in contact with the criminal justice system, and works hard to influence changes to policies and practices within the organisation, in order to enable women to receive the most effective support and services whilst they are in prison, as well as whilst they transition into the community after release. References for all texts cited in this podcast are on our Linktree. Presenters: Dr. Sally Tilt and Dr. Kerensa Hocken Producer: Andrew Wilkie Assistant Producer: Richie Makepeace You can follow this podcast on LinkedIn by clicking here. The Forensic Psychology Podcast is a co-production between HM Prison and Probation Service and the Prison Radio Association charity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Sally Tilt and Dr Kerensa Hocken from HM Prison and Probation Service Psychology team interview colleagues who do vitally important work in prisons across the country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Prison Radio Association
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    49
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Prison Radio Association
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    The Forensic Psychology Podcast

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