Warm-Up Activity 1.1: Mental Health Treatment and Assessment in Prison
To begin this activity, view this video to give you an overall understanding of the challenges faced with providing mental health treatment and assessment in forensic settings. This video, at the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility in Indiana, provides you with a framework for forensic mental health work.
****Video is located here:
Inside Wabash. (2008). Lock-up: Inside America’s Prisons New York, N.Y.: Films Media Group.
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Assignment
So far, you have learned about the general intersection between mental health and the justice system as well as the broad array of treatment and assessment needs in forensic settings. As you have read about these needs, you have also learned about theoretical frameworks utilized to shape treatment in these settings.
For this assignment, develop a table (SEE ATTACHED “WEEK1”) in which you evaluate the utility of the following theories in the forensic setting:
RNR theory
GLM
Strength-based treatment theory
Your table should include the following information:
Discussion of the basic tenets of the theory and its applicability to the forensic setting
Discuss pros and cons of each
Conclude with a one-page summary of the population (Offenders with Substance Use Issues) you plan to investigate, and then indicate which of these theories might assist you in better understanding that populations needs.
Support your analysis with at least two references from peer-reviewed journal articles, including the attached PDF article.
Length: 1-2 page table; plus one-page summary
