{"product_id":"violence-risk-assessment-and-management-isbn-9781119961147","title":"Violence Risk - Assessment and Management","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis expanded and updated new edition reflects the growing importance of the structured professional judgement approach to violence risk assessment and management. It offers comprehensive guidance on decision-making in cases where future violence is a potential issue.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes discussion of interventions based on newly developed instruments\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers policy standards developed since the publication of the first edition\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInterdisciplinary perspective facilitates collaboration between professionals\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes contributions from P.Randolf Kropp, R. Karl Hanson, Mary-Lou Martin, Alec Buchanan and John Monahan\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e Tribute \u003ci\u003eDr. F.A.S. Jenson\u003c\/i\u003e vi \u003cp\u003eList of Figures vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Tables viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Boxes ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword \u003ci\u003eAlec Buchanan\u003c\/i\u003e xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the Second Edition xviii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Decision Points 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Points of View 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Predictions and Errors 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Developmental Trajectories 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Symptomologies 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Personality Disorders 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Substance Abuse 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Factors: Risk and Protective, Single, Multiple, and Interacting 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 SPJ Guides 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Competitions 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Planning 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Transitions \u003ci\u003eMary-Lou Martin\u003c\/i\u003e 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Sequential Redirections 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Implementations 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Teaching and Researching SPJ Guides 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Spousal Assaulters: Risk Assessment and Management \u003ci\u003eP. Randall Kropp\u003c\/i\u003e 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Sex Offenders \u003ci\u003eR. Karl Hanson\u003c\/i\u003e 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Teams 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Communications 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Getting it Wrong, Getting it Right (Mostly) 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfterword\u003ci\u003e John Monahan\u003c\/i\u003e, PhD 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eViolence Risk Assessment and Management \u003c\/b\u003eis a compact book that excels in educating and enlightening the psychiatrist-in-training and the seasoned forensic psychiatrist about this important topic. I have waited nearly 40 years for this book.\" The Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 2015\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher D. Webster\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto, Canada, as well as Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Simon Fraser University. A Fellow of the Canadian Psychological Association, the American Psychological Association and the Royal Society of Canada, his publications include the first edition of this volume (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007), and \u003ci\u003eEssential Writings in Risk Assessment and Management\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), which he co-edited.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuazi Haque\u003c\/b\u003e is Executive Medical Director for Partnerships in Care, one of the largest providers of mental health services in the UK. A Fellow of the UK Royal College of Psychiatrists and former lecturer at the Institute of Psychiatry’s Home Office Teaching Unit, he collaborated with Christopher Webster in developing a structured professional judgement training programme at the Institute of Psychiatry at Kings College London.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen J. Hucker\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto, Canada. A specialist in forensic psychiatry, he is a former head of the forensic programs at Toronto’s Clarke Institute of Psychiatry and has lectured widely on forensic psychiatry both to scientific and professional audiences. He maintains a private practice and is frequently called as an expert witness in legal cases.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eNow in an updated and expanded second edition, this volume offers comprehensive guidance and background material on decision-making in cases where future violence is a potential issue. It outlines best practice in conducting violence assessments of individuals in varied contexts, including civil psychiatric hospitals, forensic mental health services and the criminal justice system. The authors detail the operation of criminal and mental health codes internationally, with a particular focus on Canada and England, and synthesize commonly agreed principles appropriate for use in assessing a client’s propensity for committing violence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis new edition reflects a general change in violence risk assessment and management, with structured professional judgement now a well established approach, and engages with the growing attention paid to the role of protective factors when evaluating and managing violence risks. It demonstrates today’s closer integration of risk assessment and treatment, covered in discrete chapters on planning and formulation.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis is an excellent account of risk assessment for mental health professionals. It should find a place on every practitioner’s book shelf and every undergraduate reading list.\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eProfessor Harry Kennedy, Trinity College Dublin\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWebster and colleagues have produced an exceptionally useful book, situating leading contemporary models of violence risk assessment and management within decision making contexts. They provide substantial pragmatic guidance on how to make tough decisions about violence risk at various transition points within forensic and correctional settings, and how to implement and evaluate risk assessment models within systems. This book will be illuminating for all key stakeholders – administrators; policy-makers; practitioners; and researchers.\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eProfessor Kevin Douglas, Simon Fraser University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990454092005,"sku":"NP9781119961147","price":109.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781119961147.jpg?v=1761787894","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/violence-risk-assessment-and-management-isbn-9781119961147","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}