Practice of Correctional Psychology

Marc W. Patry is Professor of Psychology at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. In 2001 he received a Master of Legal Studies and a Ph.D. in Social Psychology from the University of Nebraska‐Lincoln. After leaving UNL,he worked for four years as Assistant Professor at his undergraduate alma mater, Castleton State College in Vermont. He has been a faculty member at Saint Mary’s University since 2005. His current research includes work on interrogations and confessions, eyewitness memory, law and public policy, and correctional psychology.Dr. Marguerite Ternes joined the Psychology Department at Saint Mary’s University in July 2014, after working for several years for the Correctional Service of Canada’s research branch. Meg completed her B.A. at St. Francis Xavier University in 2001, then went on to complete an M.A. (2003) and Ph.D. (2009) in Forensic Psychology at the University of British Columbia. Her research interests include substance use and addiction, correctional psychology,credibility assessment, eyewitness memory, and investigative interviewing.Philip R. Magaletta, PhD, is the Chief of Clinical Education and Workforce Development for the Psychology Services Branch, Federal Bureau of Prisons. He has administered and practiced correctional psychology for nearly two decades. He served as a faculty associate at Johns Hopkins University, is now at George WashingtonUniversity, and has lectured around the United States. A graduate of University of Scranton, Magaletta earned his M.A. from Loyola College in Maryland and his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from St. Louis University. He has been a member of the Bureau of Prison national Institutional Review Board for twelve years, and has earned a number of awards for his federal service. Early in his career, he was selected for the Myrl E. Alexander Award, a nationalaward issued by the BOP for developing new techniques in correctional programs and implementing innovativecorrectional procedures. More recently has been selected as a fellow in the American Psychological Association’s Division of Public Service Psychologists. His current interests include correctional mental health service delivery and workforce development, addictions counseling, spirituality, and telehealth.

• The Practice of Correctional Psychology.- Assessing and Treating Offenders with Mental Illness.- Substance Use Disorders in Correctional Populations.- Assessing and Treating Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities.- Assessing and Treating Women Offenders.- Assessing and Treating Youth Offenders.- Assessing and Treating Violent Offenders.- Assessing and Treating Psychopaths.- Assessing and Treating Men who have Committed Sexual Offenses.- Assessing and Treating Radicalized Offenders.- Self-Harm/Suicidality in Corrections.- Correctional Staff: The Issue of Job Stress.- Approaching Correctional Treatment from a Programmatic Standpoint: Risk-Need-Responsivity and Beyond.