Group Radical Openness (GRO) is a structured group therapy intervention that we initially developed for a psychiatric population (Booth & Egan, 2023). Research has shown that it is a valuable and significant intervention (Egan et al., 2021; Egan et al., 2025; Johnstone et al., 2024; Twomey et al., 2026; Twomey & Nelson-Sisinni, 2026). Over the last two years, we have pioneered an adaptation of this therapy in the Irish Prison Service (IPS). It is aimed at incarcerated people who fit a profile of what is termed “overcontrol”. This paper outlines the development of GRO, key features of overcontrol, how GRO has been implemented in prisons, and how its application has resulted in a new … [Read more...] about Forensic Group Radical Openness

