Carlos Soler Iglesias
Current Job
Deputy Director of Rehabilitation Programs at the Prisons Services of Catalonia
Professional experience
- From 2011 I have been working as a Head of Strategic Planning for the Prisons Services Directorate of Catalonia
- 13 years as a director of an open prison
- Previously 7 years as a Head of Treatment Programmes for all prisons in Catalonia and 2 years as a prison’s psychologist
- Between 1995 and 1997 I worked as a visiting professor in the Educational Sciences Faculty of the University of Barcelona.
- Between 1996 and 2003 I collaborated with the Educational Sciences Institute of the University of Barcelona as a counsellor for several educative centres in the metropolitan area of Barcelona. I have taught and advised to educational teams in the subjects of prosocial behaviour development and conflict management.
Degrees and certifications
- Graduated in psychology at the Autonomous University of Barcelona in 1984
- Advanced studies diploma (doctorate programme of the University of Barcelona)
Special areas of expertise
I am specialized on:
- Criminal behaviour treatment programmes assessment and implementation, management of penal execution services, assessment and treatment of sexual offenders, and development of community justice programmes.
- I have participated on the development of a risk assessment and management tool for all prisons of Catalonia (Riscanvi).
International programmes
- Since 2013 to 2015 I coordinated the implementation in Catalonia of the Daphne Project supported by the European Commission: Circles 4 EU. A prevention programme of recidivism of sexual offenders in the community settings.