Correctional mental health handbook
By: Thomas J. Fagan, Robert K. Ax, editors
Contributors: Fagan, Thomas J., 1949-; Ax, Robert Kirk, 1952-
Publisher: Sage Publications
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 353
Subjects: Prisoners -- Mental health services -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: Pt. 1. Administration, organization, and ethics. Mental health in corrections: a model for service delivery. Correctional mental health professionals. Correctional mental health ethics revisited; title: Pt. 2. Services and programs. Basic mental health services: services and issues. Substance abuse treatment programs in prisons and jails. Managing and treating mentally disordered offenders in jails and prisons. Managing and treating female offenders. Treating and managing sexual offenders and predators. Identifying juvenile offenders with mental health disorders. Other special offender populations; title: Pt. 3. Training and consultation. Staff services and programs. Staff training: multiple roles for mental health professionals. Mental health professionals as institutional consultants and problem solvers. Research-based practice in corrections: a selective review. A viable future for correctional mental health care