MOTIVATING OFFENDERS TO CHANGE by Mary McMurran (Editor) ( 9780471497554 )

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Title:

MOTIVATING OFFENDERS TO CHANGE
A GUIDE TO ENHANCING ENGAGEMENT IN THERAPY

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Paperback

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ISBN 10:

047149755X

ISBN 13:

9780471497554

Publisher:

JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD

Pub. date:

3 July, 2002

Series:

Wiley Series in Forensic Clinical Psychology

Pages:

282

Description:

Written by some of the top clinical and forensic practitioners and researchers in offender rehabilitation, this is the first book to tackle the subject of motivating offenders in therapeutic programs and as such, will prove an invaluable resource for forensic practitioners and those in the fields of social work and probation.

Synopsis:

There is increasing pressure, soon to be legislation, for particular offenders to be given a choice of psychological treatment or imprisonment, even if treatment must sometimes be within special prison hospitals or units for offenders. The key issue will be motivating offenders to commit themselves to treatment, and to maintain their motivation trough the therapeutic programme and thereafter, on release. This is the first book to tackle the subject of motivating offenders in therapeutic programmes and as such, will prove an invaluable resource for forensic practitioners. Written by some of the top clinical and forensic practitioners and researchers in offender rehabilitation There is a real demand for a book on this subject as a result of changes in criminal justice policy and in mental health provision Part of the Wiley Series in Forensic Clinical Psychology

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Ill.

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John Wiley & Sons Ltd

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