Professor Robert Ross

Professor Robert Ross from the University of Ottawa, the author of the original "Reasoning and Rehabilitation" Programme. Robert Ross was one of the Pioneers of the "What Works" movement in criminal justice and remains a major influence in the field. He is working with the Centre to produce a new generation of programmes for working with offenders.

Dr Chris Trotter

Dr. Chris Trotter of Monash University, Australia whose recent work on prosocial modelling has been demonstrated to have wide ranging applications in the fields of work with families and children, child protection and criminal justice. Chris has worked with the Centre to produce a prosocial modelling training programme.

John Weekes

John Weekes of the Department of Corrections in Canada. John Weekes is currently the co-ordinator of the drug strategy for the Correctional Service of Canada and Adjunct research professor of Forensic Psycology at Carleton University, Ottawa. He is the author of numerous books and articles and a key member of the team that developed the gold standard substance misuse programme.

Professor Don Andrews

Carleton University, Canada

Dr James Bonta

Solicitor Generals Office, Canada

Professor Robert Hare

University of Columbia

Dr Barbara Armstrong

Ontario Correctional Services

Professor Clive Hollin

University of Leicester

Professor Peter Raynor

University of Wales, Swansea

Professor Vincente garrido

University of Valencia

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An Organisational Training Structure (A two-day course for all grades of staff)

"Unlocking Effectiveness" is a two-day course which has been developed to provide organisations with mechanisms to enable all their staff to begin the process of internalising the key principals of effective practice. It has been positively received by all grades of staff in all settings.

The powerful messages need to be understood by all staff in order to maximise the organisation's aspirations in developing effective programmes or interventions.

The course uses a building block approach allowing participants to explore fundamental principles and offer key principles in a structured way ensuring that the course clearly demonstrates:-

• A link with KES i.e Knowledge, Experience and Skills that staff already possess
• A link with developing practice
• A link with current research & evaluation
• A historical perspective

The principles covered by this course, which uses a variety of methods are:

• RISK PRINCIPLE
• NEEDS PRINCIPLE
• RESPONSIVITY PRINCIPLE
• PROFESSIONAL DISCRETION PRINCIPLE
• PROSOCIAL MODELLING & LEGITIMACY
• MULTIMODAL PROGRAMMES
• PROGRAMME INTEGRITY
• USE OF COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL SKILLS
• EVALUATION
• A SOUND THEORETICAL BASE

The course can be tailored to meet local need and has been developed as part of organisational change management. We recommend that two members of staff work alongside the Cognitive Centre tutor to deliver the schedule. This enables services to train up and retain internal "champions" who will receive any necessary support and training from the Cognitive Centre.