| Sexual Offending and Mental Health: Multidisciplinary Management in the Community Contributor(s): Houston, Julie (Editor), Galloway, Sarah (Editor), Fisher, Dawn (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1843105500 ISBN-13: 9781843105503 Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Ltd OUR PRICE: $47.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2008 Annotation: How can different agencies charged with treating either those with mental illness or sexual offenders coordinate their efforts when a client needs both kinds of care? This collection of articles explains theories and practices pertaining to simultaneous treatment at the community and inpatient levels in the UK. Contributors consider convicted sex offenders and those who have behaved in inappropriate ways without a conviction, and work from developmental, psychological and social perspectives. They describe the relationship between mental disorder and sexual offending, risk assessment, the role of culture and ethnicity, the effects of the law, setting a sex offender service within a mental health setting, clinical assessment and formulation, treatment, the impact of personality disorder, multi-agency or multidisciplinary approaches, non-abusing parents and risk management, systemic interventions with sexual offending, and the effects of professionals working with sex offenders. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Psychotherapy - General - Social Science | Social Work - Social Science | Criminology |
| Dewey: 362.196 |
| LCCN: 2007043990 |
| Series: Forensic Focus |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 6.3" W x 9.14" (0.96 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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, their partners and families, and also consider the impact of this work on professionals. The book includes an outline of current approaches to risk assessment, an overview of the recent changes in legislation in England and Wales, and suggestions for multi-disciplinary management in the community. This book will be essential reading for professionals working in health or criminal justice settings with people who have committed sexual offences or whose sexual behaviour has caused concern for others. |