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- English
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Forensic Issues in Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities
About this book
Adolescents with developmental disabilities are a complex population who require specialised treatment and care. This interdisciplinary text examines the processes involved in working with this client group in forensic settings, and explores the ways in which their needs differ from those of other young people who engage in high risk behaviour or offending.
The book covers assessment, intervention and treatment options for adolescents with a wide range of developmental disabilities, including autism spectrum disorders, acquired brain injury, developmental traumatology, and complex comorbidities. It describes the obstacles, challenges and opportunities to consider when working with this population, and the role played by various professionals, including forensic psychiatry and psychology, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, education, art psychotherapy and social work. The book also outlines the issues to consider when working in secure and community settings as well as the legal aspects of working with this client group, and the complex issues surrounding risk assessment.
The first comprehensive account of forensic issues in adolescents with developmental disabilities, this book will be an indispensible primary resource for a wide range of professionals, including child and adolescent psychiatrists, community psychiatric nurses, developmental paediatricians, social workers and youth workers, lawyers and advocates.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Other Books
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- 1. Complex Co-morbidities in Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities and Forensic Needs
- 2. Communication: Obstacles and Opportunities
- 3. The Application of Sensory Integration within an Adolescent Forensic Learning Disability Service
- 4. Mental Illness in Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities who Require Secure Care
- 5. Working with the Families of Developmentally Disabled Young People Detained in Secure Settings
- 6. Education in Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities in Secure Settings
- 7. Autistic Spectrum Disorders in Adolescents who Require Secure Care
- 8. Occupational Therapy Input for Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities in Secure Settings
- 9. Physiotherapy in Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities who Require Secure Care
- 10. Risk Assessment in Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities
- 11. Developmental Traumatology: Its Relevance to Secure Settings for Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities
- 12. Genetic Influences in Forensic Adolescent Psychiatry
- 13. Acquired Brain Injury in Adolescents with Forensic Needs
- 14. The Legal Context for Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities: An International Perspective
- 15. Art Psychotherapy for Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities: An Inner World Examined Through Images
- 16. Forensic Issues in Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities in Community Settings
- 17. Models of Secure Inpatient Care for Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities
- Contributors
- Subject Index
- Author Index