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Author White, R. D. (Robert Douglas), 1956-

Title Working with offenders : a guide to concepts and practice / Rob White and Hannah Graham
Published Abingdon [U.K.] ; New York : Willan Pub., 2010

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 366 pages) : illustrations
Contents Machine generated contents note: 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. worker-offender relationship: roles and respect -- 7. Working with complex needs and special populations -- 8. Difficult work: managing risk, violence and crisis -- 9. Continuums of care and collaborative alliances -- 10. Pathways and possibilities: the process of reintegration
Summary 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 on working with offenders in that it incorporates three key elements. As part of the latter, it provides different types of data, including descriptions of programs and selected statistics from each ju
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 304-328) and index
Notes English
Print version record
Subject Social work with criminals.
Social work with criminals -- Case studies
Criminals -- Rehabilitation.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Penology.
Criminals -- Rehabilitation
Social work with criminals
Genre/Form Case studies
Form Electronic book
Author Graham, Hannah
ISBN 9781136681325
1136681329
9780203810330
0203810333
9781136681271
1136681272
9781136681318
1136681310
9781283590204
1283590204
9786613902658
6613902659
Other Titles Different subtitle from cover: Guide to concepts and practices