Forensic Social Work: A Distinctive Framework for Intervention

Childhood Adversity, Substance Abuse, and Violence: Implications for Trauma-Informed Social Work Practice

“…There is a large overlap between crime and other types of social problems familiar to social workers, yet MSW programs might offer limited opportunity for students to receive specialized training in providing assessment, treatment, and case management services to offenders (Epperson, Roberts, Ivanoff, Tripodi, & Gilmer, 2013;Grady & Abramson, 2011;Robbins, Vaughan-Eden, & Maschi, 2015). Within the strengths-based and integrative environmental context of social work practice, we aim to promote social justice and trauma-informed service delivery to all clients, including those who have committed crimes (Maschi & Killian, 2011;Saleebey, 2011;Sheehan, 2012). The person-in-environment perspective (PIE; Kondrat, 2008) held by social workers helps us recognize the role that adversity might play in the formation of maladaptive coping strategies, including criminal or addictive behavior (Robbins et al, 2015;Sheehan, 2012;D.…”

“…Social workers are often called on to work with clients involved in the criminal justice system (Maschi & Killian, 2011;Sheehan, 2012). There is a large overlap between crime and other types of social problems familiar to social workers, yet MSW programs might offer limited opportunity for students to receive specialized training in providing assessment, treatment, and case management services to offenders (Epperson, Roberts, Ivanoff, Tripodi, & Gilmer, 2013;Grady & Abramson, 2011;Robbins, Vaughan-Eden, & Maschi, 2015).…”

“…Within the strengths-based and integrative environmental context of social work practice, we aim to promote social justice and trauma-informed service delivery to all clients, including those who have committed crimes (Maschi & Killian, 2011;Saleebey, 2011;Sheehan, 2012). The person-in-environment perspective (PIE; Kondrat, 2008) held by social workers helps us recognize the role that adversity might play in the formation of maladaptive coping strategies, including criminal or addictive behavior (Robbins et al, 2015;Sheehan, 2012;D. S. Young, 2014).…”

“…S. Young, 2014). Social workers are especially wellpositioned to use their skills and knowledge in the context of the biopsychosocial and PIE frameworks to provide forensic services to individuals who have engaged in substance abuse or interpersonal violence (Guin, Noble, & Merrill, 2003;Sheehan, 2012).…”

Welfare work in the Brussels prisons: a puzzle with many pieces

“…Secondly, working together in a network within this context makes sense because of the individuality of the target group. As mentioned above, detainees often already have many problems before they end up in prison [Roberts and Brownell, 1999;Green, Thorpe and Traupman, 2005;Sheenan, 2012]. The criminal justice problems and the detention are an addition to -and also a reinforcement of -the already existing problems.…”