Handbook of Forensic Mental Health with Victims and Offenders: Assessment, Treatment, and Research (Springer Series on Social Work)

Designated a Doody's Core Title! Together for the first time; all your forensic social work best practice needs in one volume! "...a vitally important addition to this emerging and essential body of knowledge. This compelling publication places between two covers a broad collection of informative, original essays on core issues in forensic social work. This engaging volume offers readers keen insights into forensic practice related to child abuse and neglect, domestic violence, suicide, psychiatric care and mental illness, juvenile justice, adult corrections, addictions, trauma, and restorative justice." —from the foreword by Frederic G. Reamer , School of Social Work, Rhode Island College From expert testimony advice to treating HIV-positive incarcerated women, this handbook contains the most current research and tested field practices for child welfare through adulthood in the civil and criminal system. Encompassing a wide range of treatments, roles, specialized practices, research, and diagnoses, the Handbook of Forensic Mental Health With Victims and Offenders will guide practicing professionals through the forensic social work issues they encounter on a daily basis, such as: Prevention of prisoners' sudden deaths Expert witness testimony in child welfare and women battering Treatment of dually diagnosed adolescents The overrepresentation of African-Americans incarcerated for juvenile delinquency Jail mental health services for adults Drug courts and PTSD in inmates with substance abuse histories Recidivism prevention Basic tasks in post-trauma intervention with victims and offenders Culture and gender considerations in restorative justice Edited by Dr. Albert R. Roberts and Dr. David W. Springer, with contributions by leaders in the field, this handbook should top the list of must-have publications for all forensic social workers.

Together for the first time; all your forensic social work best practice needs in one volume!

"...a vitally important addition to this emerging and essential body of knowledge. This compelling publication places between two covers a broad collection of informative, original essays on core issues in forensic social work. This engaging volume offers readers keen insights into forensic practice related to child abuse and neglect, domestic violence, suicide, psychiatric care and mental illness, juvenile justice, adult corrections, addictions, trauma, and restorative justice."

--from the foreword by Frederic G. Reamer, School of Social Work, Rhode Island College

From expert testimony advice to treating HIV-positive incarcerated women, this handbook contains the most current research and tested field practices for child welfare through adulthood in the civil and criminal system.

Encompassing a wide range of treatments, roles, specialized practices, research, and diagnoses, the Handbook of Forensic Mental Health With Victims and Offenders will guide practicing professionals through the forensic social work issues they encounter on a daily basis, such as:

• Prevention of prisoners' sudden deaths


• Expert witness testimony in child welfare and women battering


• Treatment of dually diagnosed adolescents


• The overrepresentation of African-Americans incarcerated for juvenile delinquency


• Jail mental health services for adults


• Drug courts and PTSD in inmates with substance abuse histories


• Recidivism prevention


• Basic tasks in post-trauma intervention with victims and offenders


• Culture and gender considerations in restorative justice

Edited by Dr. Albert R. Roberts and Dr. David W. Springer, with contributions by leaders in the field, this handbook should top the list of must-have publications for all forensic social workers.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer:Gary B Kaniuk, Psy.D.(Cermak Health Services)
Description:This is a fairly extensive handbook covering assessment and treatment with both juvenile and adult offenders, along with risk assessment and restorative justice (victim-offender) mediation.
Purpose:In the preface, the editors describe their purpose as providing "an authoritative resource on the delivery of evidence-based forensic mental health services with victims, offenders, and their families," noting, "the common thread that binds together the 25 chapters in this book is a collective response to the overarching question: What is being done to advocate for, and deliver, critically needed mental health interventions and social services to perpetrators and survivors of serious and violent crimes?
Audience:The book is written for administrators, professionals, educators, and students in social work, psychology, and criminal justice. The editors and contributors are credible authorities. Dr. Springer is the associate dean for academic affairs, graduate advisor, and a university distinguished teaching professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Texas at Austin. He is on the editorial board of several professional journals and has written numerous articles and book chapters. Dr. Roberts is a professor of social work at the School of Social Work at Rutgers University and has authored or edited over 30 books. They describe the contributors as a team of 45 justice, forensic, and mental health experts.
Features:After an introduction and overview in the first section, the remaining four sections review forensic risk assessment, roles, and specialized practices; juvenile justice process, assessment, and treatment; forensic services and programs for adult offenders; and restorative justice. The book is easy to read and practical, covering both juvenile and adult offenders with a nice section on restorative justice. It combines research with clinical practice and includes informative tables. Interesting chapters include those on risk assessment in the context of child maltreatment and domestic violence; psychopathic traits in juveniles; and cultural and gender considerations in restorative justice. The final chapter encourages the field of social work to develop educational curriculum for those individuals who want to work in the criminal justice field. The chapter author notes, "Enough social workers are working in justice settings to justify setting up an educational specialization in this area. It should not be fractionated into numerous subspecialties like forensics, probation, penal institutions, and so on. This would only perpetuate the problem that it would be designed to correct.
Assessment:There are no easy answers in this field, but the book provides social workers with tools in order to make their work more effective. It covers both assessment and treatment, supported by relevant research. This book would be a valuable acquisition for any social worker, especially those working in the criminal justice system.

Cover ......Page 1 Contents......Page 5 Contributors......Page 9 Foreword......Page 13 Preface......Page 15 Acknowledgments......Page 16 Section I: Introduction and Overview......Page 17 CH$1 The Roles and Functions of Forensic Social Work in the 21st Century......Page 19 Section II: Forensic Risk Assessment, Roles, and Specialized Practices......Page 39 CH$2 Double Jeopardy: Risk Assessment in the Context of Child Maltreatment and Domestic Violence......Page 41 CH$3 Prevention of Prisoner Sudden Deaths: Safety Guidelines and Suicide Screening Protocols......Page 69 CH$4 Forensic Social Work and Expert Witness Testimony in Child Welfare......Page 83 CH$5 Expert Testimony on Woman Battering and Its Effects......Page 109 CH$6 The Role of the Forensic Social Worker in Developing Mitigation Evidence......Page 141 CH$7 Emerging Trends in Batterer Intervention Programming: Equipping Forensic Workers for Effective Practice......Page 167 Section III: Juvenile Justice Process, Assessment, and Treatment......Page 187 CH$8 Treatment Effectiveness With Dually Diagnosed Adolescents: Implications for Juvenile Offenders......Page 189 CH$9 Forensic Practices and Serving Dually Diagnosed Youth Involved With the Juvenile Justice System......Page 221 CH$10 Psychopathic Traits in Juveniles......Page 241 CH$11 Sex, Drugs, and Rock ‘n’ Rolling With Resistance: Motivational Interviewing in Juvenile Justice Settings......Page 263 CH$12 From Augustus to BARJ: The Evolving Role of Social Work in Juvenile Justice......Page 289 CH$13 Social Work in Juvenile Courts......Page 315 CH$14 Multisystemic Treatment of Serious Clinical Problems in Youths and Their Families......Page 331 CH$15 Treatment of Mentally Ill Juvenile Offenders......Page 363 CH$16 Overrepresentation of African Americans Incarcerated for Delinquency Offenses in Juvenile Institutions......Page 379 Section IV: Forensic Services and Programs for Adult Offenders......Page 399 CH$17 Drug Courts......Page 401 CH$18 Jail Mental Health Services......Page 441 CH$19 Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Inmates With Histories of Substance Use......Page 461 CH$20 Best Practices With HIV Infected/Affected Incarcerated Women......Page 483 CH$21 Aftercare and Recidivism Prevention......Page 507 Section V: Restorative Justice and Victim-Offender Mediation......Page 533 CH$22 Victim-Offender Mediation and Forensic Practice......Page 535 CH$23 Restorative Justice: Cultural and Gender Considerations......Page 557 CH$24 Posttrauma Intervention: Basic Tasks......Page 579 CH$25 Epilogue: Social Work and Criminal Justice?......Page 589 Author Index......Page 603 Subject Index......Page 627

Designated a Doody's Core Title!

Together for the first time; all your forensic social work best practice needs in one volume!

"...a vitally important addition to this emerging and essential body of knowledge. This compelling publication places between two covers a broad collection of informative, original essays on core issues in forensic social work. This engaging volume offers readers keen insights into forensic practice related to child abuse and neglect, domestic violence, suicide, psychiatric care and mental illness, juvenile justice, adult corrections, addictions, trauma, and restorative justice."
--from the foreword by Frederic G. Reamer, School of Social Work, Rhode Island College

From expert testimony advice to treating HIV-positive incarcerated women, this handbook contains the most current research and tested field practices for child welfare through adulthood in the civil and criminal system.

Encompassing a wide range of treatments, roles, specialized practices, research, and diagnoses, the Handbook of Forensic Mental Health With Victims and Offenders will guide practicing professionals through the forensic social work issues they encounter on a daily basis, such as:

• Prevention of prisoners' sudden deaths
• Expert witness testimony in child welfare and women battering
• Treatment of dually diagnosed adolescents
• The overrepresentation of African-Americans incarcerated for juvenile delinquency
• Jail mental health services for adults
• Drug courts and PTSD in inmates with substance abuse histories
• Recidivism prevention
• Basic tasks in post-trauma intervention with victims and offenders
• Culture and gender considerations in restorative justice

Edited by Dr. Albert R. Roberts and Dr. David W. Springer, with contributions by leaders in the field, this handbook should top the list of must-have publications for all forensic social workers.

Provides information on the forensic social work issues encountered on a daily basis, such as: prevention of prisoner sudden deaths; expert witness testimony in child welfare and women battering; treating dually diagnosed adolescents; jail mental health services for adults; drug courts and PTSD in inmates with substance abuse histories; and more