PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES IN CORRECTIONS - A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON AN EMPIRICAL MODEL

• NCJ Number: 40688
• Journal: ONTARIO PSYCHOLOGIST Volume: 8 Issue: 1 Dated: (1976) Pages: 16-21
• Author(s): P GENDREAU
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 6 pages
• Corporate Author: Ontario Psychology Assoc
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Program Description (Model)
• Language: English
• Country: Canada
• Note: REPRINT

Annotation

THIS PAPER DESCRIBES AN ONGOING EXPERIMENT IN DEVELOPING AN EMPIRICAL CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT WITHIN THE FIELD OF CORRECTIONS AND REPRESENTS A PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF ITS ADMINISTRATIVE STYLE.

Abstract

THE AUTHOR DISCUSSES THE PROGRAM ADVANTAGES OF THE RESEARCH ORIENTED EMPIRICAL DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING BETTER UTILIZATION OF STAFF AND ATTRACTIVENESS TO GRANTING AGENCIES. GUIDELINES AND PROSPECTS FOR, AND THE VIABILITY OF, EMPIRICAL SERVICES ARE ALSO DISCUSSED....MSP