Professor Jason Davies

Professor, Psychology
Available For Postgraduate Supervision

About

I have worked in clinical and academic roles across a variety of settings including universities, high, medium and low secure mental health, prison and probation and in the community.  Currently my work - teaching, research and clinical practice, spans a number of areas of forensic and clinical psychology such as

  • assessment, formulation and treatment (eg of individuals who commit crime; those who engage in self harm; those with complex mental health or personality difficulties)
  • approaches to supporting and supervising staff who work in forensic mental health and criminal justice systems 
  • exploring novel interventions to engage and work with vulnerable and 'hard to reach' groups

Much of my work involves engagement with other agencies and stakeholders.  Presently I am engaged in partnership projects with Welsh Government, local Health Boards and Social Services departments, prison and probation services as well as with third sector agencies.  These span topics such as harassment and intimate partner violence; suicide and self harm; enhancing engagement and wellbeing through sustainable construction, and improving pathways for those leaving prison.

My role as a clinical academic combines work as Professor of Forensic and Clinical Psychology at the university and as a Consultant Forensic and Clinical Psychologist with a local health board.  I am a chartered forensic and clinical psychologist with the BPS and a registered forensic and clinical psychologist with the HCPC.  I am lead for the Offender Personality Disorder Pathway in Wales research and evaluation, and hold a number of honorary and external roles namely:

  • Honorary Professor (Cardiff Metroplitan University)
  • Member Ministry of Justice Correctional Services Accreditation and Advice Panel (CSAAP)
  • Member British Psychological Society (BPS) Division of Forensic Psychology (DFP) National Committee
  • Chair - DFP Wales
  • Member BPS Register of Applied Psychology Supervisors review panel
  • Member Welsh Government Female Offending and Youth Justice Blueprint Project 
  • Member Offender Health Research Network (Cymru)
  • Member Swansea University, Swansea Bay & Hywel Dda HB Joint Study Review Committee
  • National Assessor (BPS) for the appointment of Consultant Psychologists
  • External Examiner - University of Birmingham, Doctorate in Forensic and Clinical Psychology

Areas Of Expertise

  • Forensic mental health
  • Dark personality esp. sadistic personality
  • Psychological interventions esp. for those who have offended
  • Staff supervision and consultation
  • Organisational development and service evaluation
  • Practice evaluation / outcome measurement

Career Highlights

Teaching Interests

I am programme director for the new MSc in Forensic Psychology due to start in September 2021.

My teaching interests include complex mental health (psychosis and 'personality disorder') and forensic psychology as well as postgraduate approaches to learning and professional development.

Research Award Highlights Collaborations