Mad or Bad?: A Critical Approach to Counselling and Forensic Psychology

Andreas Vossler, Catriona Havard, Graham Pike, Meg-John Barker, Bianca Raabe, Andreas Vossler, Catriona Havard, Graham Pike, Meg-John Barker, Bianca Raabe

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Year: 2017
• ISBN:
  9781473968387
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Psicología
• Subtopic: Psicoterapia

Acutting-edge text that provides a comprehensive introduction to mental health problems and criminal behaviour, this book explores the link between mental health and criminality and considers the most common and effective therapeutic approaches for working with offenders and victims of crime.

· Part 1 explores the predominant tensions between forensic and therapeutic agendas;

· Part 2 considers how criminal and 'insane' identities and careers may be considered gendered, classed, culturally and age-dependent experiences, and be related to power and oppression;

· Part 3 examines issues around sex and sexuality in forensic and therapeutic settings;

· Part 4 introduces a range of therapeutic approaches for working with offenders and victims of crime;

· Part 5 covers forensic and therapeutic practices, including programmes for the prevention of both mental health issues and offending.

Edited by an expert team from the Open University and written by a broad range of contributors, this book draws on a wealth of experience in this popular subject area. It will be a key text for students of forensic psychology, counselling and psychotherapy, and for health and social care professionals working in therapeutic and forensic settings.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Publisher Note
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Illustration List
• About the Editors and Contributors
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• Part I Mad or Bad? -Setting the Scene
• 1 Working Therapeutically in Forensic Settings
• 2 Historical Overview
• 3 Media Representations
• 4 Diagnosis and Categorisation
• Part II Mad/Bad Identities
• 5 Race
• 6 Gender
• 7 Age
• 8 Class
• Part III Sex and Sexuality in Mental Health and Crime
• 9 Sexual Assault and Abuse
• 10 Sex and Sexuality in the Therapy Room
• 11 ‘Paraphilias’
• 12 Sex Work
• Part IV Treatment
• 13 Attachment-based Approaches
• 14 Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• 15 Systemic Approaches
• 16 Mindfulness
• Part V Dichotomies in Forensic and Therapeutic Practice
• 17 Memory
• 18 Self-harm and Suicide
• 19 Contexts
• 20 Prevention
• Conclusion
• Lists of Helpful Resources and Services
• References
• Index