Evaluations

Promoting Positive Change

This report looked at the longer-term benefits of taking part in Good Vibrations. The researchers found that participants in Good Vibrations courses maintained the positive benefits six to nine months on, and in particular that participants experienced:

Greater levels of engagement and an increased openness to wider learning

Improved listening ... read on →

Authors David Wilson, Susie Atherton, Laura Caulfield (Birmingham City University)

Published 2008

Organisation Good Vibrations Project venues Dovegate, Grendon, Peterborough

Participant type Male Adult Offenders

A Combined Drama-Based and CBT Approach to Working with Self-reported Anger Aggression

An active drama-based approach combined with cognitive-behavioural techniques was used to explore issues such as masculinity, power and control, pride and shame and victim awareness. Reductions in anger were hypothesised - a single group pre/post design assessed the levels of anger before and after the course. read on →

Authors Janine Blacker, Andy Watson (Centre for Forensic and Criminal Psychology, University of Birmingham, Unversity of Brimingham)

Published April 2008

Artform Drama

Organisation Geese Theatre

Participant type Male Adult Offenders

Sample size: 62