Correctional Mental Health From Theory to Best Practice by Fagan Thomas J
By: Thomas J. Fagan; Robert K. Ax
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
Print ISBN: 9781412972567, 1412972566
eText ISBN: 9781544302799, 1544302797
Edition: 1st
Copyright year: 2011
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.
Additional ISBNs
9781452236315, 1452236313
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