Mad or Bad?: A Critical Approach to Counselling and Forensic Psychology
eBook - ePub

Mad or Bad?: A Critical Approach to Counselling and Forensic Psychology

  1. 400 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Mad or Bad?: A Critical Approach to Counselling and Forensic Psychology

About this book

A cutting-edge text that provides a comprehensive introduction to mental health problems and criminal behaviour, this book explores the link between mental health and criminality and considers the most common and effective therapeutic approaches for working with offenders and victims of crime.

·           Part 1 explores the predominant tensions between forensic and therapeutic agendas;

·           Part 2 considers how criminal and 'insane' identities and careers may be considered gendered, classed, culturally and age-dependent experiences, and be related to power and oppression;

·           Part 3 examines issues around sex and sexuality in forensic and therapeutic settings;

·           Part 4 introduces a range of therapeutic approaches for working with offenders and victims of crime;

·           Part 5 covers forensic and therapeutic practices, including programmes for the prevention of both mental health issues and offending.

Edited by an expert team from the Open University and written by a broad range of contributors, this book draws on a wealth of experience in this popular subject area. It will be a key text for students of forensic psychology, counselling and psychotherapy, and for health and social care professionals working in therapeutic and forensic settings.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Publisher Note
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Contents
  7. Illustration List
  8. About the Editors and Contributors
  9. Acknowledgements
  10. Introduction
  11. Part I Mad or Bad? -Setting the Scene
  12. 1 Working Therapeutically in Forensic Settings
  13. 2 Historical Overview
  14. 3 Media Representations
  15. 4 Diagnosis and Categorisation
  16. Part II Mad/Bad Identities
  17. 5 Race
  18. 6 Gender
  19. 7 Age
  20. 8 Class
  21. Part III Sex and Sexuality in Mental Health and Crime
  22. 9 Sexual Assault and Abuse
  23. 10 Sex and Sexuality in the Therapy Room
  24. 11 ‘Paraphilias’
  25. 12 Sex Work
  26. Part IV Treatment
  27. 13 Attachment-based Approaches
  28. 14 Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
  29. 15 Systemic Approaches
  30. 16 Mindfulness
  31. Part V Dichotomies in Forensic and Therapeutic Practice
  32. 17 Memory
  33. 18 Self-harm and Suicide
  34. 19 Contexts
  35. 20 Prevention
  36. Conclusion
  37. Lists of Helpful Resources and Services
  38. References
  39. Index