1st Edition

Working With Offenders A Guide to Concepts and Practices

By Rob White, Hannah Graham Copyright 2011
384 Pages
by Willan

384 Pages
by Willan

This book provides a theoretically informed guide to the practice of working with offenders in different settings and for different purposes. It deals with topics such as offender rehabilitation, case management, worker-offender relationships, working with difficult clients and situations, collaboration, addressing complex needs, and processes of integration. The book offers a unique perspective... Read more
1. Setting the scene  2. Key approaches to offender rehabilitation  3. Institutional dynamics and the workplace  4. Case management skills  5. Tools and interventions  6. The worker-offender relationship: roles and respect  7. Working with complex needs and special populations  8. Difficult work: managing risk, crisis and violence  9. Continuums of care and collaborative alliances  10. Pathways and possibilities: the process of reintegration

Biography

Rob White, Hannah Graham