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J K Laben

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PubMed1976

Decentralization of forensic services.

Decentralization of mental health services to persons in contact with the criminal justice system is essential in the application of community mental health concepts. This is feasible considering the levels of "dangerousness" of such persons, costs of the typical isolated central facility, and implications of the Supreme Court decision Jackson v. Indiana (406 U.S. 715, 1972). In Tennessee, reform began with legal review of unit records, pretrial screening in mental health centers, revision of state law, liaison with the Tennessee Board of Pardons and Paroles, and use of consultant staff. The results are positive wherever decentralization of services has been maintained.

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King's theory of goal attainment applied in group therapy for inpatient juvenile sexual offenders, maximum security state offenders, and community parolees, using visual aids.

Group psychotherapy has been considered the treatment of choice by many therapists working with offenders within the criminal justice system. However, there has been little written by nurses regarding this special population. This article's purpose is to illustrate how King's theory of goal attainment may be used in conducting group psychotherapy with offender populations. The application of King's model is demonstrated in three milieus: an inpatient setting for juvenile sexual offenders, a state maximum security prison, and a halfway house for offenders involved in a work-release program. The methodology and use of visual aids in actualizing King's theory of mutual goal setting and goal attainment are discussed.

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