Forensic Occupational Therapy

by Couldrick, Lorna; Aldred, Deborah

• ISBN13: 9781861563675
• ISBN10: 1861563671
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-09-19
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

The link between occupational performance, mental health and offending behaviour is increasingly being recognized. Consequently the number of occupational therapists working with mentally disordered offenders is rising. This text has been written by forensic occupational therapists practising in the UK. It describes their experience of working within a range of environments, including maximum security prisons and the community. It also addresses practice in specialist clinical areas, including learning disabilities, women' s services, self-injury, addictive behaviour and psychopathy. It is a first step in outlining occupational therapy principles and practice within a multidisciplinary framework and should be beneficial to all occupational therapists working in forensic settings as well as other team members wanting a better understanding of occupational therapy.

Author Biography

Lorna Couldrick and Deborah Aldred are the authors of Forensic Occupational Therapy, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	viii
Contributors	ix
Foreword	xv
Part 1 Current Perspectives	1	(29)
A starting point	1	(10)
Lorna Couldrick
Deborah Alred
So what is forensic occupational therapy?	11	(11)
Lorna Couldrick
The foundation of good practice	22	(8)
Marion Martin
Part 2 The Occupational Therapy Process in a Medium Secure Unit	30	(57)
Assessment	30	(15)
Claire Barton
Programme planning	45	(9)
Deborah Alred
Everyone is an artist	54	(7)
Mark Spybey
Phil Morgan
Cognitive behavioural group work within forensic occupational therapy	61	(14)
Rebecca Kelly
Evaluation of forensic occupational therapy practice	75	(12)
Channine Clarke
Part 3 Forensic Occupational Therapy in Other Settings	87	(30)
Occupational therapy in a high-security hospital -- the Broadmoor perspective	87	(11)
Michelle Walsh
Joe Ayres
The occupational therapist working in prison	98	(9)
Rebecca Hills
The development of community forensic occupational therapy	107	(10)
Catherine Joe
Part 4 Special Issues Arising	117	(34)
Setting up a forensic occupational therapy service	117	(9)
Gill Urquhart
Security issues for occupational therapists working in a medium secure setting	126	(13)
Andrea Neeson
Rebecca Kelly
Team working and liaison	139	(12)
Helena Holford
Deborah Alred
Part 5 Clinical Issues	151	(70)
Women in secure environments	151	(10)
Kathryn Harris
Forensic occupational therapy within learning disability services	161	(12)
Rachel Prentice
Kirsty Wilson
Self-injury or relief from overwhelming emotions	173	(9)
Ann McQue
Forensic addictive behaviours	182	(13)
John Chacksfield
Occupational therapy and the sexual offender	195	(12)
Edward Duncan
Personality disorder -- a role for occupational therapy	207	(14)
Lorna Couldrick
Index	221