OVERVIEW OF PSYCHOLOGY SERVICES - A TRAINING, ORIENTATION AND REFERENCE HANDBOOK

• NCJ Number: 52608
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1978
• Length: 317 pages
• Corporate Author: US Dept of Justice
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS ORIENTATION HANDBOOK FOR BUREAU OF PRISONS PSYCHOLOGISTS OUTLINES THE STAFFING AND ORGANIZATION OF PRISON PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES AND DESCRIBES PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS, DUTIES, AND TRAINING OF PSYCHOLOGISTS.

Abstract

A BRIEF HISTORY OF FEDERAL PRISON PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES IS PRESENTED AND FOLLOWED BY A DISCUSSION OF SELECTION PSYCHOLOGISTS, JOB CONTROL AND SUPERVISION POLICIES, AND SALARY AND BENEFITS. PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS ARE OUTLINED REGARDING CONDUCT, CONFLICTS WITH AUTHORITY, AND ADHERENCE TO LEGAL GUIDELINES. A DISCUSSION OF THE PRISON SUBCULTURE DETALS PSYCHOLOGISTS' RELATIONSHIP WITH INMATES, FELLOW STAFF, AND ADMINISTRATION. THE PROFESSIONAL DUTIES OF PRISON PSYCHOLOGISTS CONSIDERED INCLUDE EVALUATION ASSESSMENT OF CLIENTS, SCREENING, TEST ADMINISTRATION, FILLING OUT AND FILING REPORTS, THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTION, GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOTHERAPY, CRISIS INTERVENTION, AND ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES. PRISON PSYCHOLOGISTS ARE REQUIRED TO CONTINUALLY ASSESS THE PROFESSIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE LEVEL OF THEIR SERVICES ACCORDING TO THE STANDARDS OUTLINED IN THIS MANUAL. THE APPENDIXES CONTAIN THE WRITTEN STANDARDS AND POLICIES, VARIOUS FORMS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTING AND SCREENING INMATES, AND A PAPER DISCUSSING THE ROLE OF THE PSYCHOLOGIST IN FEDERAL COURT EVALUATIONS OF INMATE COMPETENCY TO STAND TRIAL. AN INDEX AND REFERENCES ARE PROVIDED. (DAG)