Gill McKinna
Head of Caledonian System National Team
Gill's role
Gill is the Head of the Caledonian System National Team. The Caledonian System is an integrated approach to address men’s use of abusive behaviour towards female partners. The Caledonian System consists of a court mandated men’s behaviour change programme with integrated women’s and children’s services and is accredited by the Scottish Advisory Panel for Offender Rehabilitation. Gill’s role is to oversee the implementation of the system and to progress its roll out across Scotland.
Background
Gill’s academic career includes a degree Social Work and a Master’s degree in Psychological Trauma Studies. She brings extensive experience working within Scotland’s justice system and spent the majority of her frontline Social Work career delivering the Caledonian System. Currently, Gill is undertaking PhD level research focused on understanding the factors that motivate men who have been abusive to engage with perpetrator programmes. Gill has a commitment to the growth and development of the Caledonian System and joined Community Justice Scotland in 2018 when the Caledonian Central Team was established.