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From expert testimony advice to treating HIV positive incarcerated women, this handbook contains the most current research and tested field practices for child welfare through adulthood in the civil and criminal systems. Encompassing a wide range of treatments, roles, specialized practices, research, and diagnoses, the """"Handbook of Forensic Mental Health"""" will guide practicing professionals through the forensic social work issues they encounter on a daily basis, such as: prevention of prisoner sudden deaths; expert witness testimony in child welfare and women battering; treating dually diagnosed adolescents; the overrepresentation of African-Americans for juvenile delinquency; jail mental health services for adults; drug courts and PTSD in inmates with substance abuse histories; recidivism prevention; basic tasks in post-trauma intervention with victims and offenders; and, culture and gender considerations in restorative justice. Edited by renowned psychologist Dr. Albert R. Roberts and social worker Dr. David W. Springer, with contributions by leaders in the field, this handbook should top the list of must-haves for all forensic social workers.

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David W. Springer (PhD, LCSW), is the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Graduate Advisor, and a University Distinguished Teaching Professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Texas at Austin, where he also holds a joint appointment with the Department of Psychology. Albert R. Roberts, PhD, BCETS, DACFE, is Professor of Criminal Justice and Social Work, School of Arts and Sciences, Livingston College Campus at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey in Piscataway. Dr. Roberts has over 21 years administrative experience as department chairperson, program director, project director, and director of social work field placements. He has over 250 publications to his credit including numerous peer-reviewed journal articles and 37 books.

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