Train in the Good Lives Model
Recommandations du board international à propos de la formation et de la supervision officielles.
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).
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Why train in the good lives model ?
what the glm changes in your practice
Official GLM training enables practitioners to become a “GLM Practitioner” in judicial, social, educational or mental health settings — within an integrated framework perspective (GLM framework).
A framework that connects risk and life planning
The GLM integrates risk factors into a clinical formulation that helps understand how offending behaviours have attempted to meet fundamental needs. The focus shifts from a control-based logic to structured rehabilitation.
A meta-framework compatible with your practices
The GLM integrates with the approaches you already use — RNR, CBT, EMDR, motivational interviewing — around a shared language: primary goods, good lives plan, desistance pathway.
A driver of motivation and therapeutic alliance
By starting from the Goods the person considers important, the GLM strengthens engagement in the work and facilitates the building of credible short and long-term life plans.
Everyday practice and case formulation
Case formulation, co-construction of a support plan, work on concrete future scenarios, warning signs and available resources — in individual or group settings, in community or custodial environments.
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Train in the GLM
Format & content of the training
The official GLM training, complete and faithful to the international model, includes:
Theoretical input
Content faithful to the international model — foundations, primary goods, good lives plan, desistance, criminology of trust.
Case formulation & good lives plans
In-depth work on clinical case formulation and the co-construction of individualised support plans.
Guided criminological clinical workshops
Based on real-life situations — concrete links with desistance, victimology, mental health and relapse prevention.
Tools & digital innovations
Use of varied resources including virtual reality (VR) and the official GLM digital application.
In-service training
Option to train an entire team or service — intra or inter-institutional format, in-person or remote.
DURATION
6 days
40h + 2 online supervisions
FORMAT
Online or blended
In-person + remote
GROUP
12 max
No prerequisites
LEVELS
2 levels
3 days each
SUPERVISION
2 sessions
1 per level, 2h online
SATISFACTION
9,5/10
2024 rate
TARGET AUDIENCE
Judicial, social & educational settings. Community & custodial environments. Mental health. Probation and Reintegration Service professionnals, Youth justice protection service, psychologists, social educators, social workers, psychiatric nurses, psychiatrists service manager.
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Prerequisites & pathways
target audience & levels
Target audience
The training is open to any professional working with people in situations of vulnerability or offending: social workers, educators, psychologists, psychiatric or SMPR nurses, psychiatrists, probation and reintegration officers (SPIP), Youth Justice professionals (PJJ), programme coordinators, service managers. No academic prerequisites are required.
A 3-step pathway
Level 1 — GLM Foundation (3 days) Theoretical foundations of the model, primary goods, good lives plan, articulation with desistance and restorative justice. Upon completing this level, the practitioner is able to co-construct a GLM support plan with a person in their care.
Level 2 — GLM Advanced (3 days) Implementation of the integrated GLM (GLM-i) in individual settings, positive rehabilitation modules, model fidelity according to the FID-GLM Guide. Upon completing this level, the practitioner has mastered the full support protocol.
Accreditation — GLM Practitioner Official title awarded upon completion of a final videoconference examination (1h), based on the presentation of clinical cases according to the criteria of the International GLM-i Fidelity Guide.
Conditions for obtaining the title
Having completed both training levels, participated in both supervision sessions, and practised the GLM with at least 5 people in their care.
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Training calendar
Dates & registrations
The full calendar of GLM reference training in France is available on the dedicated training website.
View all training dates
Registration & detailed programme at formation.arca-observatoire.com
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Contact us
for any questions about training
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