Best Clinical Practices for Treating Families in Juvenile and... - 9781433836558

Best Clinical Practices for Treating Families in Juvenile and Criminal Justice SystemsAuthor(s): Corinne C. Datchi\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: American Psychological Association, United States\nImprint: American Psychological Association\nISBN-13: 9781433836558, 978-1433836558\nSynopsis\nAddressing the critical intersection between mental health and the legal system, this book presents a competency-based approach to clinical practice with justice-involved couples and families.\n\nAuthor Corinne C. Datchi demonstrates that couple and family interventions are vital components of rehabilitation for both youth and adults, supportingpositive family involvement and enhancingsolutions to delinquency and crime. Chapters layout essential data about juvenile and criminal justice systems, correctional populations, family systems theory, and forensic mental health issues, incorporating an understanding of these factors into the systemic assessment, case conceptualization, intervention, and tr.