This book offers both theoretical rationale and practical applications for
mental health professionals who seek to implement systemic therapy in correctional
contexts.
Delving into the intricacies of systemic therapy and its transformative
power in the lives of those affected by the criminal justice system, this book
explores how family systems theory and systemic treatment can be utilized
with incarcerated individuals and their families. Eman Tadros and expert
contributing authors examine the pervasive structural inequalities within
correctional settings and offer clinical guidance for working with a range
of individuals and unique relationship dynamics, all while considering how
to minimize disruption to the individual and their family during the transition
from imprisonment to post‑release. Chapters explore various treatment
modalities within correctional settings including different dimensions
of couple and family therapy such as parent‑child relationships, reunification,
ethics, intimacy, and more. Special considerations are given to working
with LGBTQ+ incarcerated individuals and families as well as those from
racially and ethnically diverse backgrounds. This book concludes with a call
to action and outlines future research directions, encouraging training for
therapists and support for justice‑impacted families.
This is an essential resource for those who work with incarcerated individuals
and their families, such as marriage and family therapists, psychologists,
counselors, and clinical social workers, as well as students and researchers interested
in family theory and the criminal justice system’s impacts on wellbeing.