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Mark Farrall

Mark Farrall

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Director at Ignition Creative Learning

  • Education

    • Oxford School of Psychodrama & Integrative Psychotherapy

      2003 - 2010
      Diploma Psychodrama Psychotherapy

      Psychodrama is a group psychotherapy therapy using experiential or 'active' techniques. It is in use with serious violent and sexual offenders in the therapeutic prison of HMP Grendon Underwood.

    • Sheffield School of Sociodrama & Action Methods (SAM)

      2001 - 2002
      Certificate Sociodrama & Action Methods

      Mark was the first person in the UK to gain the Certificate level qualification. Sociodrama applies the 'active' techniques of Psychodrama psychotherapy, but with a focus on wider group issues rather than individual psychotherapy

    • Birmingham City University

      1999 - 2009
      Part-time research Phd Drama in Education & Psychology

      This work focussed on therapeutically-informed work with incarcerated serious violent offenders, using experiential methods of applied theatre/drama, and going beyond a basic cognitive-behavioural model.

    • The University of Birmingham

      1999 - 2002
      Part-time MSc Criminological Psychology

      Mark's research project focussed on the composition of domestic abuse perpetrator groups in the UK, providing support for existing typologies drawn from research in the United States and suggesting three basic 'types' of convicted perpetrator.

    • The Open University

      1994 - 1997
      BSc Psychology

      Mark gained this degree while 'on the road' touring around prisons and probation with Geese Theatre Company (UK).

    • University of East Anglia

      1985 - 1988
      BA (Hons) Drama & Film Studies

  • Experience

    • Geese Theatre Company

      Jan 1993 - May 1999
      Group Worker

      Geese Theatre use applied drama and theatre for education and rehabilitation. Dr Farrall worked with all types of offender groups in prison and probation. In 1994 he led the development of Geese input to domestic violence programmes, and later gained a research PhD focussing on therapeutically-informed work with violent offenders.

    • Ignition Creative Learning

      Jan 1997 - now
      Director

      Ignition Creative Learning Ltd is a provider of specialised training and consultancy services. Core areas of fruitful cross-over are:• Motivational Interviewing (an approach to facilitating behaviour change)• Domestic violence & abuse work• Health-related behaviour change• Applied theatre and drama, particularly with vulnerable client groupsDr Farrall is a Forensic Psychoogist and has developed a leading reputation in the field of work with domestic violence and abuse. Dr Farrall provides an Expert Witness in-depth risk assessment service to Family Courts in cases involving domestic abuse. Show less

    • South Wales Probation Board

      Jan 2000 - Jan 2006
      Member

      Board Champion for development of domestic abuse work, Chair of the Audit Committee; collective responsibility for strategic direction and business operations of the Area.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Bond Solon/Cardiff University Certificate in Expert Witness work (Family)

      Cardiff University

    • Bond Solon/Cardiff University Certificate in Expert Witness work (Civil)

      Cardiff University
      Jan 2005