Leanne Hanley, Rebekah Bourne, Olivia Henry, Julie Willis
Advancing Innovative Pharmacological, Psychosocial, and Programme‑Based Interventions for Adult Sexual Offending within HMPPS
Workshop Abstract
The first workshop to be run by Olivia Henry and Julie Willis
The first workshop follows on from our Keynote presentation which introduces the System-Aware Biopsychosocial Model of Change. This interactive workshop intends to help delegates discover in greater depth how this conceptual framework is translated into practice. It aims to demonstrate how the core principles and values behind this rehabilitative approach are embedded from the initial assessment through to the end of an individual’s sentence. We aim to bring to life how the primary therapeutic tools and exercises used within the programme are tailored to individuals convicted of a sexual offence.
The second workshop to be run by Leanne Hanley
The second workshop introduces delegates to the Medication to Manage Problematic Sexual Arousal (MMPSA) service within His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS), which combines pharmacological and psychosocial interventions to support wellbeing and risk management. The session explores the evolution of the service, including how its trauma‑informed design has been shaped by lived experience, and shares key successes, challenges, and future plans following recent funding and policy developments—ideal for professionals in justice, health, and research seeking insight into innovative, evidence‑based practice.
About the Speakers
Leanne Hanley is a Registered Forensic Psychologist with over twenty years’ experience of working with people who display sexually harmful behaviour. She currently works as a National Specialist Lead for Sexual Offending in HMPPS.
She sits on the national Steering Board for MMPSA and has led on the development of the Psychosocial Pathway attached to that service. Leanne is also a Senior Lecturer on the Post Graduate Diploma in Applied Forensic Psychology at Cardiff Metropolitan University. She also sits on Fitness to Practice Panels for the Health and Care Professions Council.
Julie Willis works for HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) as a National Specialist Lead (NSL) for Sexual Offending within
Interventions Services. Julie holds joint responsibility within this role for the Building Choices programme and previously the
legacy Accredited Programmes Horizon and iHorizon.
Prior to this role Julie was a Senior Probation Officer most recently based in
custody and earlier in case management in the community. Julie has over 20 years of experience of groupwork in the National
Probation Service as a Facilitator, Treatment Manager and Programme Manager in the Interventions team in Greater Manchester,
delivering interventions in both community and custody settings.
Olivia Henry works for HM Prison and Probation
Service (HMPPS) as a National Specialist Lead (NSL)
for Sexual Offending within Interventions Services.
Olivia holds joint responsibility within this role for the
Accredited Programme Building Choices and
previously the Accredited Programmes Horizon and
iHorizon.
Prior to this role Olivia was a Senior
Probation Officer in the Divisional Sexual Offending
Interventions Unit in the South West of England. Olivia
has over 20 years’ experience of groupwork in the
National Probation Service as a Probation Officer and
Treatment Manager.
Olivia was a Regional Trainer for
the legacy sexual offending treatment programmes
(SOTP) in the community, and the associated dynamic
and static risk assessment tools. She was also
appointed as a short-term placement Inspector for
HMIP’s Thematic Inspection on Sexual Offending in
2018 and is a longstanding member of the Probation
Journal Editorial Board and has recently joined the
NOTA research committee.