ABSTRACT
Forensic psychotherapy is the application of a psychoanalytic perspective to clinical work with the most severely ill, difficult, and at times frightening patients in secure and community settings. The training matrix within which it developed has deep and wide historical roots. Mervyn Glasser, Adam Limentani, Robert Hale, Donald Campbell, and Estela Welldon at the Portman Clinic, among many others working independently such as Arthur Hyatt-Williams and Patrick Gallwey, have made major contributions. The International Association of Forensic Psychotherapy, spearheaded by Estela Welldon, enabled larger gatherings of professionals in the field to present their clinical work and extend their skills. The chapter addresses some other, significant components of this fertile matrix and describes some aspects of the resulting training structures and opportunities for clinicians working in this complex area. It focuses on to specify the necessary context within which trainees may begin to generate a capacity to understand thoroughly and to facilitate Interpersonal Dynamics (ID) consultations.
