Motivating offenders to change : a guide to enhancing engagement in therapy / edited by Mary McMurran.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

McMurran, Mary.

Series:

Wiley series in forensic clinical psychology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Correctional psychology.

Alternatives to imprisonment--Great Britain.

Alternatives to imprisonment.

Prisoners--Psychological aspects.

Prisoners.

Forensic psychology.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

xviii, 264 pages ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

Chichester ; New York : Wiley, 2002.

Summary:

There is increasing pressure, soon to be legislation, for particular offenders to be given a choice of psychological treatment or imprisonment, even if treatment must sometimes be within special prison hospitals or units for offenders.

The key issue will be motivating offenders to commit themselves to treatment, and to maintain their motivation trough the therapeutic programme and thereafter, on release.

This is the first book to tackle the subject of motivating offenders in therapeutic programmes and as such, will prove an invaluable resource for forensic practitioners.

Written by some of the top clinical and forensic practitioners and researchers in offender rehabilitation

There is a real demand for a book on this subject as a result of changes in criminal justice policy and in mental health provision

Part of the Wiley Series in Forensic Clinical Psychology

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0470845104

047149755X

OCLC:

48931963