Correctional mental health handbook [[electronic resource] /] / Thomas J. Fagan, Robert K. Ax, editors

• Pubblicazione: Thousand Oaks [Calif.], : SAGE, c2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xvi, 353 p.)
• Disciplina: 365.6672
• Soggetto topico: Prisoners - Mental health services
• Altri autori: FaganThomas J. <1949-> AxRobert Kirk <1952->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Introduction; PART I: ADMINISTRATION, ORGANIZATION, AND ETHICS; 1 - Mental Health in Corrections: A Model for Service Delivery; 2 - Correctional Mental Health Professionals; 3 - Correctional Mental Health Ethics Revisited; PART II: SERVICES AND PROGRAMS; 5 - Substance Abuse Treatment Programs in Prisons and Jails; 6 - Managing and Treating Mentally Disordered Offendersin Jails and Prisons; 7 - Managing and Treating Female Offenders; 8 - Treating and Managing Sexual Offenders and Predators; 9 - Identifying Juvenile Offenders With Mental Health Disorders ; 10 - Other Special Offender PopulationsPART III: TRAINING AND CONSULTATION; 11 - Staff Services and Programs; 12 - Staff Training: Multiple Roles for Mental Health Professionals; 13 - Mental Health Professionals as Institutional Consultants and Problem Solvers; 14 - Research-Based Practice in Corrections: A Selective Review; 15 - A Viable Future for Correctional Mental Health Care; Index; About the Editors; About the Authors
• Sommario/riassunto: Written by and for professionals, this book is a comprehensive review of all aspects of mental health care in prison settings.
• Titolo autorizzato: Correctional mental health handbook
• ISBN: 1-5063-1983-1; 1-322-41746-6; 1-4522-6212-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910779129303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II