Handbook of Forensic Mental Health with Victims and Offenders : Assessment, Treatment, and Research.

By: Springer, David WContributor(s): Roberts, Albert RMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Springer Publishing Company, 2007Copyright date: ©2007Description: 1 online resource (640 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780826101136Subject(s): Criminals -- Mental health -- United States | Criminals -- Mental health services | People with mental disabilities and crime | Prisoners -- Mental health services | Social work with criminals -- United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Handbook of Forensic Mental Health with Victims and Offenders : Assessment, Treatment, and ResearchDDC classification: 364.4/0453 LOC classification: HV7428 -- .H28 2007ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Section I: Introduction and Overview -- 1 The Roles and Functions of Forensic Social Work in the 21st Century -- Section II: Forensic Risk Assessment, Roles, and Specialized Practices -- 2 Double Jeopardy: Risk Assessment in the Context of Child Maltreatment and Domestic Violence -- 3 Prevention of Prisoner Sudden Deaths: Safety Guidelines and Suicide Screening Protocols -- 4 Forensic Social Work and Expert Witness Testimony in Child Welfare -- 5 Expert Testimony on Woman Battering and Its Effects -- 6 The Role of the Forensic Social Worker in Developing Mitigation Evidence -- 7 Emerging Trends in Batterer Intervention Programming: Equipping Forensic Workers for Effective Practice -- Section III: Juvenile Justice Process, Assessment, and Treatment -- 8 Treatment Effectiveness With Dually Diagnosed Adolescents: Implications for Juvenile Offenders -- 9 Forensic Practices and Serving Dually Diagnosed Youth Involved With the Juvenile Justice System -- 10 Psychopathic Traits in Juveniles -- 11 Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'n' Rolling With Resistance: Motivational Interviewing in Juvenile Justice Settings -- 12 From Augustus to BARJ: The Evolving Role of Social Work in Juvenile Justice -- 13 Social Work in Juvenile Courts -- 14 Multisystemic Treatment of Serious Clinical Problems in Youths and Their Families -- 15 Treatment of Mentally Ill Juvenile Offenders -- 16 Overrepresentation of African Americans Incarcerated for Delinquency Offenses in Juvenile Institutions -- Section IV: Forensic Services and Programs for Adult Offenders -- 17 Drug Courts -- 18 Jail Mental Health Services -- 19 Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Inmates With Histories of Substance Use -- 20 Best Practices With HIV Infected/Affected Incarcerated Women -- 21 Aftercare and Recidivism Prevention.
Section V: Restorative Justice and Victim-Offender Mediation -- 22 Victim-Offender Mediation and Forensic Practice -- 23 Restorative Justice: Cultural and Gender Considerations -- 24 Posttrauma Intervention: Basic Tasks -- 25 Epilogue: Social Work and Criminal Justice? -- Author Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Subject Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
Summary: Provides information on the forensic social work issues encountered on a daily basis, such as: prevention of prisoner sudden deaths; expert witness testimony in child welfare and women battering; treating dually diagnosed adolescents; jail mental health services for adults; drug courts and PTSD in inmates with substance abuse histories; and more.
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Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Section I: Introduction and Overview -- 1 The Roles and Functions of Forensic Social Work in the 21st Century -- Section II: Forensic Risk Assessment, Roles, and Specialized Practices -- 2 Double Jeopardy: Risk Assessment in the Context of Child Maltreatment and Domestic Violence -- 3 Prevention of Prisoner Sudden Deaths: Safety Guidelines and Suicide Screening Protocols -- 4 Forensic Social Work and Expert Witness Testimony in Child Welfare -- 5 Expert Testimony on Woman Battering and Its Effects -- 6 The Role of the Forensic Social Worker in Developing Mitigation Evidence -- 7 Emerging Trends in Batterer Intervention Programming: Equipping Forensic Workers for Effective Practice -- Section III: Juvenile Justice Process, Assessment, and Treatment -- 8 Treatment Effectiveness With Dually Diagnosed Adolescents: Implications for Juvenile Offenders -- 9 Forensic Practices and Serving Dually Diagnosed Youth Involved With the Juvenile Justice System -- 10 Psychopathic Traits in Juveniles -- 11 Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'n' Rolling With Resistance: Motivational Interviewing in Juvenile Justice Settings -- 12 From Augustus to BARJ: The Evolving Role of Social Work in Juvenile Justice -- 13 Social Work in Juvenile Courts -- 14 Multisystemic Treatment of Serious Clinical Problems in Youths and Their Families -- 15 Treatment of Mentally Ill Juvenile Offenders -- 16 Overrepresentation of African Americans Incarcerated for Delinquency Offenses in Juvenile Institutions -- Section IV: Forensic Services and Programs for Adult Offenders -- 17 Drug Courts -- 18 Jail Mental Health Services -- 19 Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Inmates With Histories of Substance Use -- 20 Best Practices With HIV Infected/Affected Incarcerated Women -- 21 Aftercare and Recidivism Prevention.

Section V: Restorative Justice and Victim-Offender Mediation -- 22 Victim-Offender Mediation and Forensic Practice -- 23 Restorative Justice: Cultural and Gender Considerations -- 24 Posttrauma Intervention: Basic Tasks -- 25 Epilogue: Social Work and Criminal Justice? -- Author Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Subject Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.

Provides information on the forensic social work issues encountered on a daily basis, such as: prevention of prisoner sudden deaths; expert witness testimony in child welfare and women battering; treating dually diagnosed adolescents; jail mental health services for adults; drug courts and PTSD in inmates with substance abuse histories; and more.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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