Forensic CBT: A Handbook for Clinical Practice is an edited collection that represents the first authoritative resource on the utilization of CBT strategies and techniques for offender clients.

• Features contributions from leaders of the major schools of CBT on the treatment of antisocial personality patterns as well as anger, interpersonal violence, substance abuse, and sexual aggression
• Addresses modified CBT approaches for female, juvenile, and culturally diverse forensic populations
• Covers emerging areas of forensic practices, including the integration of motivational interviewing and strength-based approaches
• Includes an assortment of worksheets, handouts, and exercises for practitioners to use with their clients

About the Author

Raymond Chip Tafrate is a licensed psychologist and Professor and Chairperson of the Criminology and Criminal Justice Department at Central Connecticut State University. His most recent books are Anger Management for Everyone (2009) and Understanding Anger Disorders (2006).

Damon Mitchell is a licensed psychologist and Professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Central Connecticut State University. His research has been published in a variety of psychology and criminal justice journals including the International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Journal of Criminal Justice, and the Journal of Interpersonal Violence.

Reviews

"I very much enjoyed reading this book; it contains excellent chapters, and demonstrates the advances that have been made in recent years in the understanding and treatment of offenders. There is no doubt that this book will be of immense interest and use to practitioners. The book is very informative of what is currently available for treating offenders and includes user friendly forms, worksheets, and examples of case histories, which will aid the practitioner. The book offers hope to practitioners who have to deal with challenging offenders, most of whom lack motivation to change. In short, I found reading this book fascinating and inspirational."
-Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 2014

"This book should be considered a must read for anyone who works anywhere in the corrections system, (local, state, and/or federal). Whether you are working with pretrial incarcerated offenders in a jail, convicted offenders in a prison, probation, parole, half-way house and/or community supervision, this book will offer you numerous practical worksheets and handouts and a set of new tools that will make you more effective and successful with the people in your care and supervision."
-Gustavo R. Grodnitzky, Psychologist and Consultant, Amazon.com

Forensic CBT offers hope in its tone and content and inspiration... and describes advances in recent years in understanding and treatment of offenders... this superb collection strikes the right balance between scholarship and practical application... The book is a must-have. Whether you want to learn, teach, bring yourself up to date, reinvigorate your strategies and techniques, or just add new levels of understanding, this book should be in your library.
-John Gannon, Ph.D., International Association for Correctional and Forensic Psychology

Book Information
ISBN 9781119953289
Author Raymond Chip Tafrate
Format Paperback
Page Count 520
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 862g
Dimensions(mm) 241mm * 168mm * 28mm