| Professional and Therapeutic Boundaries in Forensic Mental Health Practice Contributor(s): Adshead, Gwen (Contribution by), Aiyegbusi, Anne (Editor), Kelly, Gillian (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1849051399 ISBN-13: 9781849051392 Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers OUR PRICE: $52.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Forensic Psychology - Medical | Psychiatry - General - Medical | Forensic Medicine |
| Dewey: 614.15 |
| LCCN: 2012005077 |
| Series: Forensic Focus |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.8" W x 9.6" (1.05 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: People who use forensic mental health services are defined by the fact that they have violated boundaries, often in many ways. For clinicians employed to work therapeutically with this client group however, the capacity to initiate and maintain boundaries is critical to safety as well as to good treatment outcomes. This book provides a thorough introduction to the subject of professional and therapeutic boundaries and their particular complexities within forensic mental health settings. The contributors, all experts in their respective fields, address the challenges of establishing working boundaries within forensic mental health services from multiple perspectives. They explore the ways in which boundaries can be initiated and maintained in different areas of forensic mental health work, including in psychotherapy, mental health nursing, arts therapies, forensic psychiatry and family therapy, and when working with different client groups, including children and adolescents, offenders with severe personality disorders in high security settings and sex offenders. Consideration is also given to boundaries and homicide, maternal boundary violations and boundaries in a forensic learning disability service. This authoritative, interdisciplinary resource will support all forensic mental health practitioners in this crucial aspect of their work. |
Contributor Bio(s): Aiyegbusi, Anne: - Dr Anne Aiyegbusi is Deputy Director of Nursing, Specialist and Forensic Services within West London Mental Health NHS Trust. She has worked as a nurse in forensic mental health services for many years and is interested in integrating forensic psychotherapy with the nursing role. Additionally, she is interested in attachment theory and its application within forensic services. |