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The Swaleside Pathways Service is for high-risk offenders with emotional relationship and behavioural difficulties that prevent them completing their sentence plans. It includes a Therapies Service; provision PIPE; and Outreach service (SOS). The Therapies Service offers intensive therapeutic support for prisoners who screen into the OPD pathway, who are able and motivated to address their emotional and interpersonal difficulties. The service is offered to men on the PIPE (see below) and also men who screen into the OPD Pathway but for some reason cannot access the PIPE. The service is based on models of attachment, trauma and desistence, and provides evidence-based, formulation-driven treatment for prisoners with pervasive psychological difficulties that may meet criteria for personality disorder. Intervention follows Livesley's model of treatment: graded phases with safety and relationship building at its core to engaging in work to address more pervasive and entrenched difficulties allowing for an intervention plan tailored to the individual's needs.
- Address: HMP Swaleside, Brabazon Road, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, ME12 4AX
- Reception hours: Phone lines available 7 days a week
- Reception phone number: 01795 804204 / 01795 804278
What does our service do?
Everyone on the PIPE will be referred to the Therapies Service – the service is also open to men in the prison who screen into the OPD pathway.
There are a range of therapies to attend primarily in groups. There are a range of less intensive 6-12 week psychoeducation groups to build knowledge & skills, gain experience in groups, and form relationships.
Therapies include:
- Introductory Group – 12 week group introducing several topics
- Understanding risk and preparing for parole
- Mindfulness
- Dialectical Behaviour therapy Distress tolerance, emotion regulation and relationship skill building
- Good Lives How to meet need by prosocial means
- Seeking safety Psychoeducation around substance misuse and trauma
There are also more intensive and specialised therapies offered – these may be offered in group or individually:
- Mentalisation Based Therapy
- Schema Focussed Therapy
- EMDR
- Family Therapy
- Art Therapy
Who is this service for?
Adult men in HMP Swaleside who screen into the OPD pathway who are struggling to progress normally within their sentence. It has a capacity of 75 (PIPE residents and Outreach Service Tier 3).
All referrals are made via the main Swaleside Pathways Service email address.
Our team
LPP Director and Pathways Strategic Lead: Jake Shaw
Pathways Service Clinical Lead: Natalie Hiser
Pathways Service Operational Lead: Richie Mitchell
Pathways Therapies Clinical Lead: Clyde Wright
Pathways Therapies Clinical Lead: Laura Bolger
How to contact this service
Email: Swalesidepathwaysservice@justice.gov.uk
We aim to respond to all emails within seven days.
Phone: 01795 804204 / 01795 804278
Our phone lines are available seven days a week.
Parking/transport: There is a prison car park for visitors a 5 minute walk away.