What we do
The Southern Health team within MASP consist of Psychologists and a Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist. They provide training and consultancy to criminal justice professionals about stalking and direct intervention to stalking perpetrators.
It is hoped that by engaging in intervention, the risk of perpetrators re-offending is reduced, and victim/survivors are safeguarded.
Some of the interventions we provide include:
For people who find it difficult to move on from a relationship or a dispute who voluntarily engage if the police drop charges and those subject to Probation.
8 sessions plus 1 follow up session, delivered weekly.
Based on Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT), PLSI FACT helps to identify life changes the individual may want to make and how to overcome barriers to this, helps them to better cope with emotions and recurrent thoughts, and provides education about stalking and the legal consequences. It helps the individual to develop an understanding of the contact behaviours that led to police intervention and how to behave differently in the future. At the end of the intervention, they are given a booklet summarising the intervention and additional resources and support services.
For people who have tried to start a relationship with someone who does not want a relationship which caused that person to feel upset and scared, who voluntarily engage if the police drop charges and those subject to Probation.
8 sessions plus 1 follow up session, delivered weekly.
PLSI Skills Builder is adapted to each individual’s needs and helps them to understand how their behaviour affects others, how to cope with emotions and difficult thoughts and provides education about stalking and the legal consequences. It helps the individual to develop an understanding of the contact behaviours that led to police intervention and how to behave differently in the future. At the end of the intervention, they are given a booklet summarising the intervention and additional resources and support services.
For people who struggle with psychiatric or psychological issues and may have other life issues that are challenging, who have been given a Stalking Protection Order or are on a Probation licence.
The number of sessions offered will depend on need.
The type of therapy delivered depends on individual need but will include helping them with the issues that are causing the obsessive behaviour and provide education about stalking and the legal consequences. It will help the individual to develop an understanding of the contact behaviours that led to police intervention and how to behave differently in the future. At the end of the intervention, they are given a booklet summarising the intervention and additional resources and support services.
For people who may have a serious psychiatric disorder on a Stalking Protection Order (SPO) or Probation licence.
The Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist will discuss the individual with their Police Offender Manager or Probation Practitioner and then if needed, meet with the individual for an assessment.
Daily virtual mindfulness sessions to address rumination are also available to all service users, in addition to the interventions above.
Information sharing
MASP are unable to share with you who is taking part in PLSI or whether they have completed the intervention, but they will share with partner agencies any causes of concern. During the intervention, the individual’s attendance and any issues regarding risk, will be communicated to the Multi-Agency Stalking Partnership (Hampshire & IOW Constabulary, Hampshire & IOW Probation Service and Stop Domestic Abuse), in accordance with the Data Protection Act (2018). Other information that does not have any connection with risk will be treated confidentially according to NHS Trust policy.
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