Forensic Social Work

Providing an overview of the knowledge and methods required by professionals working in a mandated setting with adults who have committed offences, Forensic Social Work presents evidence-based knowledge in an accessible way that can be directly translated to application in daily practice. Covering a wide range of topics, Part 1 of the book includes foundational theories that provide a solid basis for the development of practice-based methods and forensic social professionalism, the development of offending behaviour, desistance, professional reflection and resilience of professionals. Part 2 develops and organises the forensic social supervision process and deals with planning, assessment of risk and protective factors, cooperation with other professionals, volunteers, experts by experience and the social network. Part 3 contains essential practices for forensic social professionals, including the dynamics of involuntary interaction, the working alliance, motivating, strength-based and restorative practices and de-escalation strategies. Finally, Part 4 deals with unique client needs, such as debt, trauma, mild intellectual disability, substance use and mental disorders. There is also a focus on digital crimes and the online 'street identity' that becomes intertwined with offending behaviour in young adults. Intended for use in either practical training or theoretical study, this book will be of value to professionals such as probation workers, forensic mental health professionals and prison staff, as well as students studying or training in areas related to forensic social work.

Jacqueline Bosker is Professor within the research group Working with Mandated Clients and Lecturer in the Forensic Social Professional master's degree programme at HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht. She is also a member of the Conditional Release Advisory Committee and the editor of PROCES, the national journal for penal law. Anneke Menger is Professor Emeritus of the Working with Mandated Clients Research Group at HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht. In that role, she initiated and led the development of a practice-based research programme with and for forensic social professionals and a programme for bachelor's and master's degree in higher professional education. Vivienne de Vogel is Professor of Forensic Mental Health Care at Maastricht University and within the research group Working With Mandated Clients at HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht. She also works as a researcher at the Van der Hoeven Kliniek, a forensic psychiatric centre in Utrecht and as Scientific Advisor of the Dutch Advisory Board on Review of Leave.

1 An Introduction to Forensic Social Work, Jacqueline Bosker and Anneke Menger; Part 1 Forensic Social Work: Frameworks and Foundations; 2 Forensic Social Professionalism, Anneke Menger and Marie-José Geenen; 3 Theories on the Origins and Development of Delinquent Behaviour, Andrea Donker; 4 The Causes of Desistance, Jacqueline Bosker and Andrea Donker; 5 Supporting Desistance: RNR Model, Good Lives Model and Effective Interventions, Jacqueline Bosker; 6 The Reflective Professional as a Source of Knowledge, Marie-José Geenen; 7 Mental Resilience, Vivienne de Vogel, Nienke Verstegen and Anne Koppe; Part 2 Developing and Organising the Forensic Social Supervision Process; 8 Case Management, Jacqueline Bosker, Anneke Menger and Lous Krechtig; 9 Structured Assessment of Risk Factors and Protective Factors, Vivienne de Vogel and Jacqueline Bosker; 10 Risk Management: Working on Short-Term and Long-Term Risk Reduction, Jacqueline Bosker and Vivienne de Vogel; 11 Collaboration between Professionals and their Organizations, Joris Colijn; 12 Collaborate with the Social Network, Marieke Cirkel and Jacqueline Bosker; 13 Volunteers in Forensic Social Work, Renée Henskens and Mechtild Höing; 14 Experts by Experience as Facilitators of Transition, Toon Walravens and Michiel Soeters; Part 3 Essential Practices for the Forensic Social Professional; 15 Involuntary Interaction, Anneke Menger and Lous Krechtig; 16 The Working Alliance in Forensic Social Work, Anneke Menger and Annelies Sturm; 17 The Working Alliance in Forensic Social Work, in Practice, Anneke Menger and Annelies Sturm; 18 Motivating Mandated Clients, Lous Krechtig and Anneke Menger; 19 Setting Standards as a Component of Methodical Action, Lous Krechtig; 20 Cognitive Behavioural Techniques: Changing Pro-Criminal Thinking, Renée Henskens and Wendy Buysse; 21 Risk Management and Self-Management Navigating Patterns of Vulnerability in Behavioural Dysregulation, Frans Fluttert; 22 The Importance of De-escalation, Minco Ruiter and Petra Schaftenaar; 23 Moral Case Deliberation as a Form of Ethics Support, Swanny Kremer; 24 Restorative Work and Victim-Awareness, Meriem Kalter and Marion Uitslag; 25 Strength-Based Practices, Annelies Sturm and Dorieke Wewerinke; Part 4 Strategies Tailored to Unique Client Needs; 26 Complex Debts, Gercoline van Beek; 27 Sensitivity to Street Culture in the Digital Era, Jeroen van den Broek and Jeffrey Jhanjan; 28 Trauma-Informed Care, Annabel Simjouw and Vivienne de Vogel; 29 People with Mild Intellectual Disabilities and Borderline Intellectual Functioning in the Criminal Justice System, Hendrien Kaal; 30 Substance Use and Crime: Correlation and Approach, Eric Blaauw; 31 Forensic Clients and Mental Disorders, Ellen van den Broek; 32 The Forensic Approach to Cybercrime, Tamar Fischer, Sifra Matthijsse, Wytske van der Wagen and Elina van 't Zand