Gebundenes Buch

Forensic CBT

A Handbook for Clinical Practice

Herausgeber: Tafrate, Raymond Chip; Mitchell, Damon

Beschreibung

With the current correctional population in the United States approaching 2 million--and a probation population of more than 5 million--there is an increasing demand for effective behavioral and emotional health services from forensic practitioners. Forensic CBT: A Handbook for Clinical Practice represents the first authoritative resource on the utilization of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) strategies and techniques for a wide variety of offender clients. Contributions from leading experts in the major schools of CBT offer practical guidance on the treatment of antisocial personality patterns, anger, interpersonal violence, substance abuse, and sexual aggression. This practical guidance is supplemented by an assortment of worksheets, handouts, and exercises for practitioners to use with their clients. Coverage is also included on the use of modified CBT strategies for female, juvenile, and culturally diverse forensic populations; as well as emerging areas of forensic practices. Forensic treatment is presented from a wide spectrum of CBT approaches including Beck and Ellis, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Schema Focused Therapy, and criminal thinking models. Forensic CBT is an invaluable resource for practitioners working with juvenile and adult offenders in various criminal justice settings, both within institutions and in the community.

Autor

Raymond Chip Tafrate is a licensed psychologist and Professor and Chairperson of the Criminology and Criminal Justice Department at Central Connecticut State University. His most recent books are Anger Management for Everyone (2009) and Understanding Anger Disorders (2006). Damon Mitchell is a licensed psychologist and Associate Professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Central Connecticut State University. His research has been published in a variety of psychology and criminal justice journals including International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Journal of Criminal Justice, Federal Probation, Journal of Sex Research, and the Journal of Interpersonal Violence.   

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 520
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. November 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 252mm x 179mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 919g
• ISBN-13: 9781119953296
• ISBN-10: 1119953294
• Artikelnr.: 38030860

Rezensionen

"I very much enjoyed reading this book; it containsexcellent chapters, and demonstrates the advances that have beenmade in recent years in the understanding and treatment ofoffenders. There is no doubt that this book will be of immenseinterest and use to practitioners. The book is very informative ofwhat is currently available for treating offenders and includesuser friendly forms, worksheets, and examples of case histories,which will aid the practitioner. The book offers hope topractitioners who have to deal with challenging offenders, most ofwhom lack motivation to change. In short, I found reading this bookfascinating and inspirational." Journal of Forensic andLegal Medicine, 2014

"This book should be considered a must read for

anyone who worksanywhere in the corrections system, (local, state, and/or federal).Whether you are working with pretrial incarcerated offenders in ajail, convicted offenders in a prison, probation, parole, half-wayhouse and/or community supervision, this book will offer younumerous practical worksheets and handouts and a set of new toolsthat will make you more effective and successful with the people inyour care and supervision." Gustavo R. Grodnitzky, Psychologistand Consultant, Amazon.com

Forensic CBT: A Handbook for Clinical Practice is asuperb collection that will be of immense value to practitionerswho work with this challenging group of people. Leadingcontributors from the CBT approaches have written excellentchapters that will be immediately helpful, striking just the rightbalance between scholarship and practical application. There is anawareness of the specific challenges in working with offenders---distrust, lack of motivation, history of problems, lack of socialsupport, stigmatization---and, importantly, how to overcomethem. I highly recommend this important volume to anyoneworking in the forensic area.
--Professor Robert L. Leahy, Director, American Institutefor Cognitive Therapy, NYC.

This handbook is long overdue as it fills a glaring void inforensic and correctional treatment. With its application of CBT toan array of offenders and their conditions, it elucidates the"forgotten R" (responsivity) in the RNR model ofeffective correctional intervention.
--Dr Stephen Wormith, University of Saskatchewan,Canada

Incisive, comprehensive, scholarly, and practical - Tafrate andMitchell's Forensic CBT is an impressive body of work, withcontributions from leaders in the field integrating innovations inapplied research and clinical practice for cognitive behavioralapproaches with forensic clientele.
--Professor Mark Olver, University ofSaskatchewan, Canada