Transforming Environments and Rehabilitation by Geraldine Akerman

Transforming Environments and Rehabilitation by Geraldine Akerman

Bringing together leadinging forensic psychologists and drawing on new directions for research, practice and theory, this book explores the inter-relationships between structured programmes and the environment in which these programmes take place.

"Most of us take our context for granted yet would acknowledge the influence that places and people have upon usHowever, within forensic settings our attention has tended to focus on locating problems and change in the individual, devoid of context and the world in which people live. As the authors who contribute to this book clearly argue – attention to the context of the person (past and present; social, cultural, organisational and physical) is long overdue. This book provides a firm foundation for addressing this neglect and provides a challenge to systematically consider the context / environment and how we use research to better understand this. This book balances theory and practice from a wide range of viewpoints and settings, with several chapters including case studies and work that is underway or recently completed. The welcome attention to the social component of the bio-psycho-social framework includes a plethora of ideas such as interpersonal dynamics, context, systemic and organisational factors, climate, environment, milieu and formal frameworks such as TC, PIE, PIPE and EE. Written by experienced practitioners, researchers and academics this is a text that practitioners, commissioners and those involved in forensic services should pay attention to."

Jason Davies, Professor of Forensic and Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychology, Swansea University, UK

Geraldine Akerman is a chartered and HCPC registered Forensic Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society and Europsych. She currently works as a Therapy Manager at HMP Grendon and is a Visiting Lecturer at the University of Birmingham and Cardiff Metropolitan University.

Adrian Needs is a Forensic Psychologist by background, qualified as a practitioner with experience including 14 years in HM Prison Service. He runs the MSc Forensic Psychology course at the University of Portsmouth and through the BPS played a prominent role in steering the formulation of national standards for postgraduate training in this field. His current research interests include transition and offending in former members of the armed forces.

Claire Bainbridge is a chartered and HCPC registered Forensic Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society. She has over twenty years’ experience of working with offenders in a variety of settings, including prison, health, police and probation services and is currently a Consultant Forensic Psychologist within the Offender Health and Forensic Community Service at Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust.

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ISBN 13	9781138959125
ISBN 10	113895912X
Title	Transforming Environments and Rehabilitation
Author	Geraldine Akerman
Series	Issues In Forensic Psychology
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2017-09-20
Number of pages	394
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.