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Sexual offending and mental health : multidisciplinary management in the community / edited by Julia Houston and Sarah Galloway ; foreword by Dawn Fisher.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Forensic focus ; 28.
- Forensic focus ; 28
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sex offenders--Psychology.
- Sex offenders.
- Sex offenders--Mental health.
- Sex crimes--Psychological aspects.
- Sex crimes.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (290 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Sexual Offending and Mental Health draws together theoretical, clinical and mental health issues for the range of professionals working in the community and in-patient settings with sex offenders and those who have behaved in sexually inappropriate ways. The contributors describe current influential models of sexual offending and the developmental, psychological and social factors involved. They discuss the prevalence of personality and mental disorders in known sex offenders and the impact these disorders have on their treatment and management. They describe clinical work with individuals, th
- Contents:
- Sexual Offending and Mental Health Multidisciplinary Management in the Community; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Part I: Theoretical Perspectives; 1. An Overview of Sexual Offending; 2. Risk Assessment; 3. Mental Disorder and Sexual Offending; 4. Sexual Offending; 5. The Law and Sex Offending; Part II: Clinical Practice Issues; 6. A Sex Offender Service within a Mental Health Setting; 7. Clinical Assessment and Formulation; 8. Treatment, Relapse Prevention and Building 'Good Lives'; 9. The Impact of Personality Disorder on Working with Sexual Offenders
- 10. Multi-agency or Multidisciplinary Working with Sexual Offenders11. Non-abusing Parents and their Role in Risk Management; 12. Systemic Interventions with Sexual Offending; 13. The Impact on Professionals of Working with Sex Offenders; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; SUBJECT INDEX; AUTHOR INDEX;
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9786611782153
- 9781281782151
- 1281782157
- 9781846427855
- 1846427851
- OCLC:
- 476168928
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