Interventions in Criminal Justice: A Handbook for Counsellors and Therapists Working in the Criminal Justice System

This exciting new book brings together the experiences and expertise of a range of practitioners who work within criminal justice and provides a broad and informative account of a variety of intervention techniques. From pharmacological approaches, through the treatment of various specific conditions, and on to the use of poetry and art by prisoners, the book offers a series of thought-provoking chapters that will help inform the practice of anyone who works with this vulnerable population. Contents include: Working with Offenders with Personality Disorders
• One Body, Many Voices: The Complexity of Working with a Patient with Dissociative Identity Disorder
• The Role of the Arts as an Intervention with Offenders in Prison
• Beautiful Sentence: Poetry as a Therapeutic Intervention
• The Potential of Prison Health
• A Gender Responsive Approach to Female Sex Offenders
• Drug Treatment and Harm Reduction in Prisons
• Suicide, Attempted Suicide, and Self-Injury in Prisons
• The Perils and Promise of Multidisciplinary Working
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• Working with Women Who Self-Harm in Prison Settings.Ë?