IMPACT STORY: The Decider in Prisons

The Decider Skills were introduced and embedded into prison life.

 

Summary:

The Prison introduced The Decider Skills in 2011 and so far it has seen positive results.
Prisons are places where a significant proportion of the population has difficulties with emotional management and distress tolerance, high incidents of mental health disorders and impulse control issues so the skills taught in The Decider Skills sessions are essential to the good mental health and well- being of our population.

Deputy Prison Governor:

“Implementing The Decider Skills has been instrumental in the development and improvement of behaviour within the prison. We’ve seen an uptick in positive conduct, and we hope to see a decline in reoffending rates as a result. I think it’s essential for prisons to encourage and deliver these skills as many of them are essential for managing impulse control which is a common problem within the prison system.” 

Forensic Clinical Psychologist:

“One striking thing about The Decider Skills is that many prisoners remember the detail of sessions. The sessions offer a psychological education that is straightforward to engage with and offers something for people with various learning styles. As a learning tool it is one that prisoners find credible and are comfortable using. “I would say that The Decider Skills are a highly effective and essential set of core skills that could be of value to many prisoners.”

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