Innovative Treatment Approaches in Forensic and Correctional Settings

Michael Siglag, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist with over 35 years of clinical and forensic experience working in psychiatric, forensic, and correctional settings in direct service, leadership, and consulting roles.

“The chapter authors review structured programs for forensic populations, ranging from adults and juveniles who have committed sexual aggression, to substance abusers, to psychotic individuals who have committed violent crimes. I recommend this book for anyone interested in practical, hands-on lessons from experienced practitioners who are on the front lines of treatment for these challenging cases.”Philip H. Witt, Ph.D., A.B.P.P. (forensic), Somerset Psychological Group, USA“Innovative Treatment Approaches represents a powerful tool for exploring creative, empirically grounded psychotherapeutic treatments within correctional settings. Timely and cutting edge, Siglag’s edited text deftly informs those working directly or indirectly in such settings. Beyond being a mere white paper for programmatic issues or boilerplate psychotherapy protocols, the contributing authors provide rich theoretical, empirical, and clinical data aimed to assist those clinicians in the trenches of correctional consulting rooms. This collection of scholars address the range of clinical and practical needs of correctional facility patients as well as the needs of those tasked with the challenging yet meaningful need to treat. I contend that Innovative Treatment Approaches is a useful book for anyone working in correctional settings.”Anthony F. Tasso, Ph.D., ABPP, Professor of Psychology and Deputy Director of the School of Psychology & Counseling, Fairleigh Dickinson University, USA

• Introduction Michael Siglag, John M.W. Bradford, and Andrew T. OlagunjuPart I: Targeted Therapeutic InterventionsChapter 1 A Semi-Structured Manualized Treatment Program (SSMTP) for Substance AbuseAndrew T. Olagunju, Angela Li, Christina Oliveira-Picado, Peter Sheridan, and Gary A. ChaimowitzChapter 2 Integration of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing into a Prison-Based Therapeutic CommunityGeraldine AkermanChapter 3 Treating Individuals Who Commit Sexual Offenses: What to do with Denial? Liam E. Marshall, Zach Yeoman, and Kristina ShatokhinaChapter 4 The Eye with Which We Behold Ourselves: Group Poetry Therapy in a Forensic Psychiatric CenterPaul S. SaksChapter 5 Averting Harm, Deferring Danger, or Providing a Path to Safety? Treatment of an Aggressive, Psychotic Young Man in a Forensic Psychiatric HospitalMichael Siglag Part II: Programmatic ApproachesChapter 6 Specialized Transitional Inpatient Care in Re-entry for Justice-Involved Persons with Severe Mental Illness Benjamin A. Rubin and Merrill RotterChapter 7 Community Reintegration of Long-Term, Psychiatrically Hospitalized Forensic PatientsHeidi Camerlengo, Louis Martelli, and Nancy FenningChapter 8 Psychological Intervention with Adolescents with Sexual Behavior ProblemsRicardo Barroso, Eduarda Ramião, Daniel Mendonça, and Patrícia Figueiredo Chapter 9 Implementing Group Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis (CBTp) in a Forensic Psychiatric ContextPeter Sheridan, Melissa Coelho, Kyrsten Grimes, Gary A. Chaimowitz, and Andrew T. OlagunjuChapter 10 Not Just a Comic Relief: Medical Clowns in the Forensic Mental Health SettingHilik Peri, Mickey Bash, and Etay R. NahmiasChapter 11 Development of a Legal Competency Restoration Program within a Forensic Psychiatric HospitalSusie Chung, Ashley Strathern, and Jeffrey Palmer Chapter 12 Animal-Assisted Intervention: The "Paws for Wellness Program"Andrew T. Olagunju, Angela Li, Ashley Palmer, John M.W. Bradford, and Gary A. ChaimowitzChapter 13 Dialectical Behavior Therapy: A Full Fidelity Model in a Forensic HospitalSarah M. McKayPart III: System Wide Intervention and TransformationChapter 14 Recovery-Oriented Cognitive Therapy (CT-R): Empowering Individuals with Serious Mental Health and Justice-Related ChallengesEllen Inverso and Shelby ArnoldChapter 15 People with Paraphilia as Targets of Sexual Offence Prevention Strategies in Czechia: Recent Developments and Future DirectionsMarek Páv, Lucie Krejčová, and Kateřina KlapilováChapter 16 Community Re-Entry Needs and Solutions: An Overview of Innovative and Emerging Initiatives in New JerseyDione JohnsonChapter 17 Behavioral Health Transformation under Judicial Oversight: Systemic Change in Washington State’s Forensic Mental Health SystemRussell S. Horton and Aura MacArthur