To err is human… We are delighted to offer a 2-hour CPD workshop exploring unconscious heuristic biases which have potential to impact restorative processes. In this reflective and interactive space, we will explore how these unconscious processes influence our decision-making processes and what we can do to mitigate their impacts.

This event has RJC CPD Approval.

We will:

• Help practitioners understand why heuristic biases exist.

• Share how heuristic biases influence our decision-making processes.

• Consider together how heuristic biases may impact on restorative processes, including safety and non-discriminatory practice.

• Explore ways to mitigate the impact of heuristic biases on restorative work.

The event will be hosted by Dr Kathryn Rowsell, a registered and chartered Forensic Psychologist and a Trustee of The Mint House. Joining Dr Rowsell will be Richard Barker, a Consultant Clinical and Forensic Psychologist and Psychology Lead for Medium secure services in Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust.

Please note, due to the workshop-style delivery of this training, it will not be recorded, so you will need to attend live on the day of the event.

This workshop is a repeat of the same workshop held in April 2023. If you attended that workshop, you will not need to attend again as the content will be the same.

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Ticket prices are variable (please pay as you are able):

£25 (e.g. employed professional/government/academic/large organisation)

£10 (e.g. employed by a small charity)

Limited free tickets are available to students or those who could not otherwise afford to pay to attend. Please contact joy@minthouseoxford.co.uk for details of the free ticket code.

(Please note: Many employers will cover the cost of this event as CPD. If you would like to book a place for you or team member(s) and paying by invoice is easier than by card, please contact us and we can invoice you instead!)

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Dr Kathryn Rowsell is a registered and chartered Forensic Psychologist and a Trustee of The Mint House. Prior to retraining as a Forensic Psychologist, Kathryn worked in youth justice and charitable settings for nineteen years supporting both young people who had caused harm to others and individuals and group affected by crime. Kathryn is currently employed at Oxford Health Foundation Trust working in medium secure forensic settings. She is working alongside colleagues locally and nationally to promote an encourage the use of restorative approaches in healthcare. As an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham, Kathryn has previously published research exploring the impact of heuristic processing in juror credibility judgements of emotional child witnesses. She is currently undertaking and supervising research exploring the use of restorative approaches on forensic wards.

Richard Barker is a Consultant Clinical and Forensic Psychologist and Psychology Lead for Medium secure services in Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. He has worked in forensic services for over twenty years, including working in different levels of security and in the community. He has also provided independent reports to the Parole Board, in family cases and to all levels of the justice system. He is also a British Psychological Society National Assessor for Consultant Psychologist post in the NHS. Richard has had a longstanding interest in Recovery-orientated approaches to rehabilitation in forensic services and contributed to published academic works, book chapters and policy papers on how these approaches can be embedded in Forensic settings. More recently he has been the lead on embedding Trauma-informed approaches into Forensic services in Oxford Health. As an Honorary Lecturer at the University of Birmingham he is also supporting research into topics such as vicarious trauma and biasing processes in risk assessment and risk formulation.