Graham Rehabilitation Work

Supporting Desistance and Recovery
Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-1-317-49738-7
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 244 Seiten

Reihe: International Series on Desistance and Rehabilitation

Conversations about rehabilitation and how to address the drugs-crime nexus have been dominated by academics and policymakers, without due recognition of the experience and knowledge of practitioners. Not enough is known about the cultures and conditions in which rehabilitation occurs. Why is it that significant numbers of practitioners are leaving the alcohol and other drugs field, while disproportionate numbers of criminal justice practitioners are on leave?

Rehabilitation Work provides a unique insight into what happens behind the closed doors of prisons, probation and parole offices, drug rehabs, and recovery support services drawing on research from Australia. This book is among the first to provide a dedicated empirical examination of the interface between the concurrent processes of desistance from crime and recovery from substance misuse, and the implications for rehabilitation work. Hannah Graham uses practitioner interviews, workforce data and researcher observations to reveal compelling differences between official accounts of rehabilitation work, and what practitioners actually do in practice. Practitioners express a desire to be the change rather than being subject to change, actively co-producing progressive reforms instead of passively coping with funding cutbacks and interagency politics.

Applied examples of how practitioners collaborate, lead and innovate in the midst of challenging work are complemented with evocative illustrations of insider humour and professional resilience. This book is a key resource for students, academics and practitioners across fields including criminology and criminal justice, social work, psychology, counselling and addiction treatment.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Graham, Hannah

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie
• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Kriminologie, Strafverfolgung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction, 2. Rehabilitation: From Paradigms to Processes, 3. Tools and Approaches in Rehabilitation Work, 4. Navigating the Research Process, 5. Alcohol and other Drugs Rehabilitation Work, 6. Criminal Justice and Working with Offenders, 7. Allies and Adversaries: Complexity and the Dynamics of Collaboration, 8. Theorising Rehabilitation Work and the Helping Professions, 9. Innovation, Leadership and Hope for Change, 10. Changing Rehabilitation Cultures

Über Autor(innen)

Hannah Graham (PhD) is a Lecturer in Criminology in the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research (SCCJR) at the University of Stirling.