Forensic Social Work: Practice and Vision

Authors

Thomas P. Brennan, Circuit Court of of Cook County, Chicago
Amy E. Gedrich, Circuit Court of Cook County, Chicago
Michael J. Tardy, Circuit Court of Cook County, Chicago
Katherine Tyson McCrea, Loyola University ChicagoFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-1986

Publication Title

Families in Society

Volume

67

Issue

6

Abstract

Forensic social work can bridge the gap between the criminal justice and mental health systems and serve clients who “fall between the cracks.” The authors describe theoretical and clinical issues, utilizing case examples and the literature to develop a conceptual paradigm for the role of social workers in this area.

Comments

Author Posting ©1986 Family Service America. This article is posted here by permission of Family Service America for personal use, not for redistribution. The article was published in Families in Society (originally published as Social Casework), vol. 67, no. 6, (1986), http://dx.doi.org/10.1606/0037-7678.2475

Recommended Citation

Brennan, Thomas P., Amy E. Gedrich, Susan E. Jacoby, Michael J. Tardy, Katherine Tyson McCrea. "Forensic Social Work: Practice and Vision." Social Casework, vol. 67, no. 6 (1986): 340-350.

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