Some of the GLM scholars and practitioners represented on this site provide training to organisations wishing to implement the GLM.
If you would like to arrange for delivery of tailored GLM training, please contact us.
Regarding Good Lives Model Training and Practice
The Good Lives Model (GLM) is described in books, articles, chapters, and trainings that are available to the public. Practitioners therefore do not need a license to use it. However, it is strongly recommended that anyone who intends to use the GLM receive training and supervision/consultation from people listed as contacts at this website. An accreditation process for practitioners is in development.
The core GLM team is aware that there are some individuals who present themselves as GLM trainers and offer trainings. While there is no law preventing this, only the people listed at this website are qualified to provide GLM training. It is important that those seeking training be aware of this, as improperly trained and supervised practitioners can easily misapply the GLM, potentially causing harm to clients and the model itself. In fact, these points are made in recent writings on the GLM (e.g., Ward et al., 2025: Prescott & Willis, 2021).
References
Ward, T., Willis, G. M., Prescott, D. S., Vandevelde, S., Barnao, M., & Wanzeele, W. (2025). The Good Lives Model of correctional rehabilitation: Integrating theory, research, and practice. Springer Nature.
Prescott, D. S., & Willis, G. M. (2021). Using the good lives model (GLM) in clinical practice: Lessons learned from international implementation projects. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 63. https://doi.org/1 0.1016/j.avb.2021.101717.
GLM CONSULTANCY
 GLM consultancy is currently offered across multiple key domains:
- Offender Treatment
- Offender Case Management
- Adolescents who sexually harm
- Firesetter/Arsonist Treatment
- Mentally Disordered Offenders
- Programme Evaluation
- Framework/Policy Development
If you are seeking support or consultancy on the GLM in relation to any of these domains, please contact us at info@goodlivesmodel.com or alternatively, contact a GLM expert directly from the profiles page.
By way of an example, the following description of the GLM case management approach is provided.
The Good Lives Model Case Management Approach
A Good Lives Model Case Management Approach has been designed by Dr Mayumi Purvis and Prof Tony Ward, based on the theory of the GLM and additional findings from Dr Purvis’ empirical research, completed in 2006. This research tested the GLM aetiological assumptions and conceptual underpinnings with a group of child sexual offenders. The outcome is a case management approach that is strengths-based, structured yet individualised and equipped with comprehensive case management analytical tools.
Applying the GLM in case management requires skill, time and effort, however the thoroughness and depth of analysis of the GLM means that its outcomes truly benefit the offender in terms of reducing risk and assisting him/her in constructing and living a more pro-social and personally meaningful life. The GLM Case Management Approach is also a helpful and rewarding process for the case manager due to its strengths-based focus. Specifically, the GLM Case Management Approach provides case managers with the skills and tools to:
- Thoroughly assess each offender and his current life, previous way of living and future life plans;
- Identify each offenders’ full range of pathways to offending;
- Identify each offenders’ high priority areas for intervention;
- Target high priority areas in a meaningful way which is most likely to gain the offender’s interest and investment and therefore yield a successful outcome; and
- Identify and meaningfully report on evidence of change and progress within the offender.
The GLM Case Management Approach is suitable for any offender population and can be applied (albeit differently) in both community corrections and the custodial setting.
If you would like to consultancy or training in the GLM case management approach, please contact us at info@goodlivesmodel.com.
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