Treatment of Sex Offenders in Social Work and Mental Health Settings

Download or read book Treatment of Sex Offenders in Social Work and Mental Health Settings written by John S. Wodarski and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely book focuses on social work practice with sexual offenders in community mental health settings. Practicing professionals and academicians present both theoretical and empirical material covering three major classifications--the incest offender, the violent offender, and the social decency offender. Because today's sexual offenders are often turned away from psychiatric hospitals and instead served in open community centers, professionals in mental health centers and related human service agencies must be prepared to treat them. In this remarkably candid and instructive volume, experts equip psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and other professionals in mental health settings with valid, up-to-date techniques for working with sexually aggressive children, mentally retarded sex offenders, and incest families.