Correctional mental health handbook / Thomas J. Fagan, Robert K. Ax.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ax, Robert Kirk, 1952-

Fagan, Thomas J., 1949-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prisoners--Mental health services--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Prisoners.

Mental health services.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 353 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks [Calif.] : Sage Publications, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Written by and for professionals, this book is a comprehensive review of all aspects of mental health care in prison settings.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Introduction; PART I: ADMINISTRATION, ORGANIZATION, AND ETHICS; 1 - Mental Health in Corrections: A Model for Service Delivery; 2 - Correctional Mental Health Professionals; 3 - Correctional Mental Health Ethics Revisited; PART II: SERVICES AND PROGRAMS; 5 - Substance Abuse Treatment Programs in Prisons and Jails; 6 - Managing and Treating Mentally Disordered Offendersin Jails and Prisons; 7 - Managing and Treating Female Offenders; 8 - Treating and Managing Sexual Offenders and Predators; 9 - Identifying Juvenile Offenders With Mental Health Disorders

10 - Other Special Offender PopulationsPART III: TRAINING AND CONSULTATION; 11 - Staff Services and Programs; 12 - Staff Training: Multiple Roles for Mental Health Professionals; 13 - Mental Health Professionals as Institutional Consultants and Problem Solvers; 14 - Research-Based Practice in Corrections: A Selective Review; 15 - A Viable Future for Correctional Mental Health Care; Index; About the Editors; About the Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781506319834

1506319831

9781322417462

1322417466

9781452262123

1452262128

OCLC:

809772358