Innovative Treatment Approaches in Forensic and Correctional Settings

This book describes targeted therapeutic interventions, programmatic approaches, and system-wide transformations of forensic mental health services. Interventions include creative applications of a variety of multidimensional and theoretically grounded approaches.These include variations of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), psychodynamic, psychosocial, Risk-Needs-Recovery (RNR) and Good Lives Models, and other approaches.Contributors from several countries address key topics such as aggression, sexual violence, substance use, trauma-informed care, competency restoration, and other specialized treatment areas.Clinical examples are included throughout, which include current data and research and suggestions for further research for use by clinicians working in a range of settings with a variety of treatment population subsets. This book is essential for administrators and clinicians seeking effective and state-of-the-art approaches.