Correctional Assessment, Casework, and Counseling

by Walsh, Anthony

• ISBN13: 9781569911334
• ISBN10: 1569911339
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-08-01
• Publisher: Amer Correctional Assn

Summary

This edition covers practical interviewing and counseling skills, including how to adapt counseling theories to community or institutional corrections, and how to supervise the alcoholic, drug addict, sex offender, schizophrenic, and mentally immature client. Sample case materials, such as pre-sentence reports, sentencing guidelines, classification scales, and risk and needs scales give readers an understanding of the actual assessment process. This edition also includes an expanded section on the legal issues involved in counseling these individuals. Walsh has incorporated the latest research and data to ensure this manual remains timely. An instructor's manual is available with the purchase of 10 or more books.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
James A. Gondles
Introduction	ix
Understanding the Need for Theory	1	(12)
Sociological and Psychological Theories	13	(18)
Biosocial Theories	31	(22)
The Self: Principal Tool of the Correctional Helper	53	(20)
Interviewing and Interrogating	73	(24)
The Presentence Investigation Report (PSI)	97	(24)
Assessment Tools and Guidelines in Community Corrections	121	(16)
Assessment and Classification in Institutional Corrections	137	(24)
J. Arthur Beyer
Thomas C. Balster
Nondirective Counseling: Theory and Practice	161	(24)
Directive Counseling: Theory and Practice	185	(20)
Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches	205	(20)
Group Counseling in Institutional Settings	225	(22)
Case Management, Community Agencies, and Volunteers	247	(16)
Offenders' Rights in Casework and Counseling	263	(30)
Craig Hemmens
Alcohol and the Criminal Offender	293	(18)
Illegal Drugs and the Criminal Offender	311	(18)
The Sex Offender	329	(22)
Mentally Ill and Mentally Deficient Offenders	351	(22)
The Juvenile Delinquent	373	(24)
The Female Offender	397	(20)
The Elderly Offender	417	(18)
Grace J. Balazs
Epilog	435	(72)
Appendix
Social Hisory Questionnaire	439	(6)
Client Management Classification Assessment Instrument	445	(25)
Felony Sentencing Worksheet	470	(3)
Client Risk and Need Assessment Survey	473	(4)
Risk Assessment Scoring Guide	477	(3)
Needs Assessment Scoring Guide	480	(4)
Principles of Classification	484	(6)
Initial Inmate Classification	490	(8)
Correctional Adjustment Checklist	498	(3)
Checklist for the Analysis of Life History (CALH) Records of Adult Offenders	501	(1)
Raw Score Form: CALH	502	(1)
Raw Score to Normalized T-Score Conversions for CACL	503	(1)
Raw Score to Normalized T-Score Conversions for CALH	504	(1)
Classification Profile for Adult Offenders	505	(2)
Index	507	(22)
About the Author	529