Description
As it has become publicly recognized that mentally disordered offenders are living in the community, it has also become increasingly necessary to examine the working practices of community-based staff who have to care for them. Until now, there has been an absence of literature to inform these professionals on how to work effectively with their clients and with each other.
Working with the Mentally Disordered Offender in the Community offers the first in-depth examination of the issues involved in working with this client group and provides a guide through the maze of policies, legislation, practicalities and dilemmas. Topics covered include:
-risk assessment
-social supervision
-inequality and discrimination
-residential and daycare services
-primary and secondary intervention
This practical handbook is written for students and practitioners in fields such as social work, community psychiatric nursing and probation, as well as managers in mental health, the social services and probation services.
Phillip J. Vaughan is a qualified Social Worker and Locality Manager at Park Prewett Hospital, Hampshire, UK. Douglas Badger, also a qualified Social Worker, is the Director of Social Work Studies at the University of Reading, Berkshire, UK.
