{"product_id":"counseling-criminal-justice-offenders-1","title":"Counseling Criminal Justice Offenders","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003eExcellent book, the best I have read.\"\u003cbr\u003e —John McCullogh, \u003cem\u003eSouth Hills Business School\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eCounseling Criminal Justice Offenders, Second Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e takes a practical view of offenders, their problems, and the difficulties counselors face working with them in criminal justice settings. Author Ruth E. Masters examines criminal justice counseling on an individual and group basis and in a variety of settings such as prisons, probation and parole agencies, diversion programs, group homes, halfway houses, prerelease facilities, and U.S. jails. The book also explores the many faces of offenders — young, old, male, female, and across many cultures. \u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eSecond Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e of \u003cstrong\u003eCounseling Criminal Justice Offenders\u003c\/strong\u003e recognizes that individuals who counsel offenders in the criminal justice system often have not had the extensive training of a licensed psychologist and this text is designed to provide readers with an understanding of the counseling process. The book explores practical knowledge of legal principles, appropriate and effective counselor attitudes, and the past and present protocols of American corrections. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures and Benefits:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach chapter begins with Chapter Highlights and Key Terms and ends with corresponding exercises and discussion questions. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA section at the end of each chapter lists relevant Internet sites and suggested readings. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe book includes Counselor\/Offender role-play scenarios that prepare students for situations such as how to restore order over a group counseling session, handle their own personal feelings about an offender, and much more. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn Instructor’s Manual including test items and skill-building exercises is available. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew to the\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSecond Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapters have been reorganized to emphasize the importance of counselors creating an alliance with offenders. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscussions have been updated on topics such as multicultural counseling, counseling victims, counseling paraprofessionals, cognitive-behavioral counseling, multimodal counseling, brief counseling, and counseling outcome effectiveness. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew chapters have been added on counseling criminal psychopaths, the role of emotions in the counseling process, counseling male and female offenders, and the relationship between trauma, addiction, and human behavior. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrimarily designed for criminal justice students taking correctional counseling courses, \u003cstrong\u003eCounseling\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Criminal Justice Offenders, Second Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e is also a vital resource for any Criminal Justice, Social Work, Psychology, or Counseling practitioner interfacing with offenders.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SAGE Publications Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54262856614232,"sku":"9780761929345","price":182.28,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780761929345.jpg?v=1777785351","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/counseling-criminal-justice-offenders-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}