title: Reply to 'Civilizing the "Barbarian": a critical analysis of behaviour modification programmes in forensic psychiatry settings'.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To consider ethical propositions relating to nursing in UK forensic settings.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  A previous paper considered behavioural programmes with a Canadian forensic population.
  
  
  METHODS
  Some literature and personal reflections are presented.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Whilst some similarities with the nature of Canadian forensic settings are identified, the UK is developing its' own cognitive-behavioural tradition of working.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The skills necessary for working with forensic patients are a development of a wider mental health nursing and therapy skill-set.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Nurse managers within forensic services need to be clear about the values of their services and ensure that therapeutic approaches are consistent with these values. Managers must consider how to support nurses acquire the requisite skill-set.
authors.affiliation: Advanced Clinical Practice (Mental Health Nursing), College of Human and Health Science, Swansea University, Swansea, UK. N.J.Bowler@swansea.ac.uk
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bowler
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D053604:Forensic Nursing / Q000941:ethics*; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry / Q000941:ethics*; D006801:Humans; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research / Q000379:methods*; D015399:Nursing Research; D005791:Patient Care / Q000941:ethics; D026684:Personal Autonomy