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Psychological Therapy in Prisons and Other Settings
Joel Harvey
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Description for Psychological Therapy in Prisons and Other Settings
Paperback. Examines a range of therapeutic approaches used in prisons and other secure settings and explores the challenges in such work. In this title, the approaches include cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT), cognitive-analytic therapy (CAT), attachment-based psychodynamic psychotherapy and systemic psychotherapy. Editor(s): Harvey, Joel; Smedley, Kirsty. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKV; MMJT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 472.
This book examines a range of therapeutic approaches used in prisons and other secure settings and explores the challenges in such work. The approaches include Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Cognitive-Analytic Therapy (CAT), Attachment-Based Psychodynamic Psychotherapy and Systemic Psychotherapy. It provides insights into debates about providing therapy in prisons and other secure settings and discusses specific topics such as mental health in-reach teams, working with women in prison, therapy within therapeutic communities and therapy with black and minority ethnic groups. This book addresses developments in mental healthcare by the National Health Service (NHS) within prisons and on-going policy developments which aim to improve access to psychological therapies for prisoners. The contributors draw on experience both in clinical psychology and forensic psychology, as well as psychotherapy and criminology. They draw on experience too in a range of environments, including juvenile and young offender establishments, local prisons and dispersal prisons. Psychological Therapy in Prisons and Other Secure Settings will be essential reading for people who work to improve the psychological wellbeing of individuals in prisons and other secure settings.
Product Details
Publisher
Willan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
472g
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
Cullompton, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843927990
SKU
V9781843927990
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Ref
99-5
About Joel Harvey
Durham University, UK
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