PRISONERS LEARNING & SKILLS UNIT

in association with

Forensic Arts Therapies Advisory Group

(Art Therapy, Dance Movement Therapy, Dramatherapy, Music Therapy)

Guidelines for Art Therapists Working in Prisons

REVISED LIMITED EDITION

Colin Teasdale (ed) (2002) (HM Prison Service)

These Guidelines were originally published in 1997 in consultation with the Association for Dance Movement Therapy (UK), the Association of Professional Music Therapists, the British Association of Art Therapists, and the British Association for Dramatherapists.

The Guidelines aim to be an important reference resource for colleagues who are employed as part of specialist prison teams.  They also aim to be a source of reference for arts therapists, trainers, and supervisors who are unfamiliar with work in custodial settings.  Issues raised are also relevant for arts therapists working with offenders in community settings and National Health Service Secure Units, and for students undertaking postgraduate training and research commitments.  The Guidelines cover:  Information about the Arts Therapies, Planning and Preparation of Services, Working Methods, Ethical and Other Professional Considerations, and General Information.

For a copy please send an A5 (9" x 6") stamped addressed envelope (large item postage will apply) to:

'Guidelines',
c/o Art Therapy Department, 
HMP Grendon,
Grendon Underwood, 
Aylesbury, 
Buckinghamshire HP18 0TH

Anyone looking for further reading could try:

Teasdale, C. (1999),

Developing Principles and Policies for Arts Therapists Working in United Kingdom Prisons,

Arts in Psychotherapy, Elsevier Science Publications, L.A. (California), pp. 265 - 270.

Download Guidlines in Word format (21KB)