This text presents foundations of correctional intervention, including overviews of the major systems of therapeutic intervention, diagnosis of mental illness, and correctional assessment and classification. Its detailed descriptions and cross-approach comparisons can help professionals better determine which of several techniques might be especially useful in their particular setting.

• Provides a clear and comprehensive picture of current approaches for treating and rehabilitating correctional clients
• Fits major paradigms of psychotherapy to the unique needs of offenders
• Describes tools and skill sets essential for the correctional counselor
• Includes key concepts and terms and discussion questions in every chapter

• Features a new chapter on treating women offenders based on the authors' considerable expertise in that area