Systemic Therapy in Incarcerated Settings

This book offers both theoretical rationale and practical applications formental health professionals who seek to implement systemic therapy in correctionalcontexts.Delving into the intricacies of systemic therapy and its transformativepower in the lives of those affected by the criminal justice system, this bookexplores how family systems theory and systemic treatment can be utilizedwith incarcerated individuals and their families. Eman Tadros and expertcontributing authors examine the pervasive structural inequalities withincorrectional settings and offer clinical guidance for working with a rangeof individuals and unique relationship dynamics, all while considering howto minimize disruption to the individual and their family during the transitionfrom imprisonment to post‑release. Chapters explore various treatmentmodalities within correctional settings including different dimensionsof couple and family therapy such as parent‑child relationships, reunification,ethics, intimacy, and more. Special considerations are given to workingwith LGBTQ+ incarcerated individuals and families as well as those fromracially and ethnically diverse backgrounds. This book concludes with a callto action and outlines future research directions, encouraging training fortherapists and support for justice‑impacted families.This is an essential resource for those who work with incarcerated individualsand their families, such as marriage and family therapists, psychologists,counselors, and clinical social workers, as well as students and researchers interestedin family theory and the criminal justice system’s impacts on wellbeing.