NHS E South - Psychologically Informed Planned Environment Services, Dialectal Behavioral Therapy Service and Case Consultation and Formulation Service

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NHS England South and National Offender Management (the Commissioners) seeks to commission a Psychologically Informed Planned Environment Services (Preparation and Post PIPE) to HMP Send, Downview and Dialectal Behavioral Therapy Service and Case Consultation and Formulation Service at HMP Downview HMP Downview; This service will provide three main strands of work focused on and around women with difficulties associated with a diagnosis of emotionally unstable (borderline) and antisocial personality disorder: • Workforce development - work closely with prison staff to support workforce development, to enhance the ability of prison staff to work effectively with women with personality disorder and associated difficulties. Develop short training packages that could be delivered to staff groups in formal training settings on Understanding and Working with People with Personality Disorder. Much of the workforce development would also occur in less formal training environments such as consultation and formulation sessions. Will also support development of Enabling Environments. • Case identification, consultation, formulation and intensive support to the prison - Case-identification systems set up to ensure women in need of this support are recognised and the needs analysis described. It will also require systems of communication and joint working with colleagues in the prison, Probation and Mental Health services. • A modified forensic DBT treatment service. HMP Send 1. Preparation PIPE service - A residential service focussing on preparing women for treatment or other activities, for example, employment, education or training and managing a transition into these settings. Primarily the Preparation PIPE provides a living experience which offers exposure to pro-social relating, where positive communication is encouraged. These services provide an introduction to the language, thinking and likely psychological demands of a treatment service and work to achieve treatment readiness for each offender. 2. Progression PIPE service - support offenders in maintaining developments that have previously been achieved. Progression PIPEs focus on personal development and transition at the post-treatment phase of the offender’s pathway. Residents will have successfully engaged with and completed a treatment programme. The Progression PIPE will support residents in consolidating and generalising their treatment gains; putting new skills into practice and demonstrating improvements in behaviour. Please note that, while the Progression PIPE has been operational for several years at HMP Send, the Preparation PIPE will be a newly mobilised service. Bidders are invited to attend a bidder event at HMP Send on 9th November 2016 - If you wish to attend this event please send a correspondence through the e-tendering portal confirm your interest and the names who will be attending by no lat...