NCJ Number
165579
Date Published
1996
Length
263 pages
Annotation
This text explains the case management process in corrections and details personal and professional issues, assessment and diagnosis, treatment planning and referral, problem-solving and case management intervention, group and family approaches, relapse prevention, and other issues.
Abstract
Individual chapters introduce the history and current status of the correctional case management process and explain the importance of communication skills, the nature of interactions between offenders and counselors, and professional paradoxes. Additional chapters present strategies for assessment, classification, and treatment planning; the theoretical foundations and nature of counseling intervention techniques; the emerging group and family approaches that are particularly relevant to corrections; and ways to reduce recidivism rates among certain types of offenders. Further sections focus on case management issues with ethnic minorities, ethical issues, and the future of correctional case management. Sample forms and materials, checklists, chapter reference lists, and index