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Please Note: Using a minimum of 4 recent scholarly peered reviewed articles less than 5yrs old for DQ 1 and DQ 2. Must be cited using APA format, 750 words for each topic AND include the HTTP or DOI for all references used. Please write DQ1 and DQ2 separately

7 DQ 1

Some people do not want to comply with societal behavioral norms. This may be exasperated in a correctional setting. How can a mental health professional be able to assist in changing anti-social behavior of disruptive inmates? How effective would these methods be in the face of irrational behavior?   

7 DQ 2

What special considerations must be made with an inmate who self-injures? What role can a psychologist or other mental health provider play to curb self-injury by inmates?

Reading Assignment:

1.

Treatment and Management

Read Treatment and Management, by Harris, Rice, Quinsey, & Cormier, from Violent Offenders: Appraising and Managing Risk (3rd ed.) (2015).

2.

Clinical Practice: Prevention of Violence in Prison The Role of Health Care Professionals

Read Clinical Practice: Prevention of Violence in Prison The Role of Health Care Professionals, by Pont, Stver, Gtaz, Casillas, & Wolff, from Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine (2015).

3.  

Management of Suicidal and Self-Harming Behaviors in Prisons: Systematic Literature Review of Evidence-Based Activities

Read Management of Suicidal and Self-Harming Behaviors in Prisons: Systematic Literature Review of Evidence-Based Activities, by Barker, Klves & De Leo, from Archives of Suicide Research (2014).