This topical book engages with a wide range of issues related to social work practice with people who have sexually offended. It addresses the emotional impacts of ‘facing the sex offender’, the importance of values and ethics in practice, and reviews popular and academic understandings of sex offenders and sex crimes. Its accessible style and use of practice based learning exercises will help readers to reflect on theory, practice and developing emotional resilience.
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This topical book engages with a wide range of issues related to social work practice with people who have sexually offended. Its accessible style and use of practice based learning exercises will help readers to reflect on theory, practice and developing emotional resilience.
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Introduction

Constructing sex crimes with sex offenders

Understanding sex crimes with sex offenders

Penal responses to the sex offender

Working together: policy into practice

Social work assessment of sex offenders

Social work interventions

Developing reflexive and reflective practice with sex offenders

Conclusion

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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781447358770
Publisert
2016-04-27
Utgiver
Vendor
Policy Press
Høyde
240 mm
Bredde
172 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet

Biografisk notat

Malcolm Cowburn is Emeritus Professor of Applied Social Science at Sheffield Hallam University.

Steve Myers is Director of Multi-Professional Practice Studies at the University of Salford.