Best clinical practices for treating families in juvenile and criminal justice systems / by Corinne C. Datchi.

Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2022]

1 online resource (x, 168 pa)ges ; cm.

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"This book focuses on the functional competencies of assessment, case conceptualization, and intervention necessary to work effectively with couples and families in the juvenile and criminal justice systems. These competencies include skills and strategies that are required for effective practice with couples and families as well as knowledge of the juvenile and criminal justice systems and familiarity with family systems theory and forensic mental health issues. With regard to knowledge about justice-involved populations, the book describes the salient characteristics of youth and adults who come into contact with law enforcement and the courts. It demonstrates the value of a family-oriented approach to rehabilitative programming. It also shows that couple and family interventions are critical components of offender rehabilitation for both youth and adults; couple and family services can support positive family involvement and enhance justice solutions to delinquency and crime. The book is written for clinicians who work or will work with forensic populations in mental health agencies and correctional facilities, mostly youth and adults referred by juvenile and criminal courts and serving a sentence in the community or behind bars. The intended audience includes social workers, professional counselors, family therapists, psychologists, and graduate trainees who have varied levels of familiarity with the justice system. The book is designed to increase readers' knowledge of the couple and family processes that influence change in criminal conduct and to develop their skills and ability to make effective decisions about the assessment and treatment of justice-involved individuals and their relationships."--Preface. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).

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March 11, 2022

Fundamentals of clinical practice with couples and families

Includes bibliographical references and index.