Correctional Mental Health
From Theory to Best Practice
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Crimes & Criminals, Penology
| Author: | ISBN: | 9781452236315 | |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications | Publication: | November 3, 2010 |
| Imprint: | SAGE Publications, Inc | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9781452236315 |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
| Publication: | November 3, 2010 |
| Imprint: | SAGE Publications, Inc |
| Language: | English |
Correctional Mental Health is a broad-based, balanced guide for students who are learning to treat criminal offenders in a correctional mental health practice. Featuring a wide selection of readings, this edited text offers a thorough grounding in theory, current research, professional practice, and clinical experience. It emphasizes a biopsychosocial approach to caring for the estimated 20% of all U.S. prisoners who have a serious mental disorder. Providing a balance between theoretical and practical perspectives throughout, the text also provides readers with a big-picture framework for assessing current correctional mental health and criminal justice issues, offering clear strategies for addressing these challenges.
Correctional Mental Health is a broad-based, balanced guide for students who are learning to treat criminal offenders in a correctional mental health practice. Featuring a wide selection of readings, this edited text offers a thorough grounding in theory, current research, professional practice, and clinical experience. It emphasizes a biopsychosocial approach to caring for the estimated 20% of all U.S. prisoners who have a serious mental disorder. Providing a balance between theoretical and practical perspectives throughout, the text also provides readers with a big-picture framework for assessing current correctional mental health and criminal justice issues, offering clear strategies for addressing these challenges.
