Social Problem Solving and Offending: Evidence, Evaluation and Evolution
Mary McMurran
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Description for Social Problem Solving and Offending: Evidence, Evaluation and Evolution
Paperback. Arranged in three parts (evidence, evaluation and evolution and exploration), this book draws together the etiological and therapeutic research evidence and practice over the last 20 years in social problem-solving with offenders. Editor(s): McMurran, Mary; McGuire, James. Series: Wiley Series in Forensic Clinical Psychology. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 168 x 20. Weight in Grams: 634.
The evidence for social problem solving deficits being relevant to the understanding and treatment of offending behaviour has been accumulating since the 1980s. Reasoning and Rehabilitation (R&R), the first structured cognitive-behavioural treatment programme used widely with prisoners, included social problem solving as a key component and is now in use worldwide. More recently, interventions that focus specifically on social problem solving have recently been developed. Arranged in three parts (evidence, evaluation and evolution and exploration), this book draws together aetiological and therapeutic research evidence and practice over the last twenty years in social problem-solving with offenders.
The evidence for social problem solving deficits being relevant to the understanding and treatment of offending behaviour has been accumulating since the 1980s. Reasoning and Rehabilitation (R&R), the first structured cognitive-behavioural treatment programme used widely with prisoners, included social problem solving as a key component and is now in use worldwide. More recently, interventions that focus specifically on social problem solving have recently been developed. Arranged in three parts (evidence, evaluation and evolution and exploration), this book draws together aetiological and therapeutic research evidence and practice over the last twenty years in social problem-solving with offenders.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Series
Wiley Series in Forensic Clinical Psychology
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780470864074
SKU
V9780470864074
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About Mary McMurran
Mary McMurran is consultant clinical and forensic psychologist at Llanarth Court Hospital, Wales, and Senior Research Fellow in the School of Psychology, Cardiff University. She has worked with offenders in a young offenders centre, a maximum-security psychiatric hospital, a regional secure unit, and in the community. In 1999, she was awarded a five-year Senior Baxter Research Fellowship by the National ... Read more
Reviews for Social Problem Solving and Offending: Evidence, Evaluation and Evolution
"…this text offered a good introduction to the field of social problem solving,and would be recommended to practitioners working with offenders." (Applied Cognitive Psychology, February 2007)