This text presents foundations of correctional intervention, including overviews of the major systems of therapeutic intervention, diagnosis of mental illness, and correctional assessment and classification. Its detailed descriptions and cross-approach comparisons can help professionals better determine which of several techniques might be especially useful in their particular setting.
Provides a clear and comprehensive picture of current approaches for treating and rehabilitating correctional clientsFits major paradigms of psychotherapy to the unique needs of offendersDescribes tools and skill sets essential for the correctional counselorIncludes key concepts and terms and discussion questions in every chapterFeatures a new chapter on treating women offenders based on the authors' considerable expertise in that area
- ISBN10 1455730513
- ISBN13 9781455730513
- Publish Date 1 March 2013 (first published 1 November 2009)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Taylor & Francis Inc
- Imprint Anderson Publishing
- Edition 7th ed.
- Format eBook
- Pages 454
- Language English