Moulds L1,2, Young J1,3
1Department Of Human Services, 2University of Adelaide, 3University of Queensland
Biography:
Lauren has a Bachelor of Psychology (Honours), Masters of Psychology (Health) and Doctor of Philosophy (Psychology). Lauren is the General Manager for the Exceptional Needs Unit, Department of Human Services. Lauren has worked with individuals and families across the age range over the last 10 years as a psychologist and manager in both the public and private sector. Lauren is passionate about developing innovative and systematically driven programs and interventions within the adolescent and family sector. Lauren’s research has focused on adolescent family violence. She has published work, spoken at international conferences and continues to supervise research in this area.
CVE Intervention is a targeted prevention/diversion response for individuals at risk of committing state or federal terror offences. Although an evidence base is building, CVE intervention is an evolving practice that challenges practitioners, and their law enforcement partners, in balancing risk to the community and the therapeutic needs of the client. South Australia is the only jurisdiction in Australia where CVE Intervention is not led by law enforcement and sits within a human services agency. South Australia is a leader in therapeutic interventions for individuals identified as at risk of terrorist offending. South Australia’s CVE Intervention function is led by the Inclusion Support Program (ISP) of the Exceptional Needs Unit in the Department of Human Services. The ISP leads a multi-disciplinary approach, of social workers, psychologists and occupational therapists, delivering an “inclusion support” approach that sits in stark contrast the forensic approaches of other jurisdictions. While it is easy to get lost in the intrigue and complexity of extremist ideologies and the murky grey area of when ideas become criminal, the ISP focuses on identifying behaviours, formulating for the drivers of those behaviours, and designing individualised community connected therapeutic interventions to provide constructive, pro-social behavioural alternatives. Recognising that isolation and deficiencies in social ability is a consistent factor in the formulation of people at risk of radicalising to violence, the ISP also looks to creative and non-traditional service providers for an ‘inclusion’ approach to integrate clients into a community that provides them with a sense of purpose, identity and success. This 90 minute Symposium will outline the theory of change for the ISP approach, discuss the role of meaningful community connection and discuss some key case studies to outline the outcomes of this approach.