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Michael Crowley is a youth justice worker and writer who is a leading practitioner in the field of using creating writing with young offenders. As a writer he has written for stage, radio and film; writing widely for youth theatre. As a youth justice worker Michael was a restorative justice coordinator in Greater Manchester for seven years. Michael has been writer in residence in HMP YOI Lancaster Farms since 2007 where his creative writing and drama work with young offenders won awards. He has trained other professionals on the practice of using writing to improve literacy, thinking and behaviour for a number of years. His play The Man They Couldn’t Hang is published by Waterside Press as a resource for criminal justice professionals as well a stage play for production in 2011. You can find out more about his work at www.michaelcrowley.co.uk.
Chiatulah is rated by many sources as one of the best Diversity and Race Equality trainers in the UK. For most of the 1990s he was a Groupwork Probation Officer at the flagship Camberwell Probation Centre in the former Inner London Probation Service (ILPS), specialising in BME Offender and Cognitive Behavioural groups. Chiatulah ran over 500 BME offender group sessions and wrote the most influential handbook in this field. His unique level of experience and empowering training style has led to an ever increasing demand for his skills as a trainer and consultant from criminal justice agencies nationwide. He has delivered training packages to over 2,500 staff in Youth Offending and Probation teams to date and is currently taking bookings months in advance so please be aware that you will need to book early.
Call Chiatulah directly to discuss your training needs: 07990 943 220 or email: c.ameke@ntlworld.com
Pete Thomason is a consultant therapist and trainer specialising in work with adolescent males who sexually abuse. He has 13 years experience in the field including Head of Therapy at SWAAY (an organisation working exclusively with adolescent males who sexually abuse) and Principal Therapist at the Lucy Faithfull Foundation. He is currently Senior Consultant Therapist at Apple Orchard a therapeutic community working with adolescent males who sexually abuse. Pete's first book on the subject was published in November 2000 and, since then, he has created several manuals for use with young people who sexually offend. He is consultant for Oberstown Boys School in Ireland, a resource for young offenders and has recently piloted an offending behaviour groupwork programme with Harrow Youth Offending Team. Drawing on his broad experience of social work practice in a variety of settings, Pete has run training events in Europe, Scandinavia and throughout Britain.
Mark Creitzman has been working successfully as a restorative justice conference facilitator for several years and has delivered training to trainers mediation and restorative justice. He has carried out over 250 conferences and mediations within the Youth Justice System. Mark has delivered training throughout England to Youth Offending Teams and to Manchester University on behalf of Mediation UK.
