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Treating Stalking - A Practical Guide for Clinicians

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TREATING STALKING
 
Understand and address the drivers of stalking behaviour with this vital guide
 
In the thirty-five years since stalking was identified as harmful behaviour, addressing its social effects has largely fallen to criminal justice systems. There is, however, significant evidence to suggest that pure criminalisation has limited meaningful impact. Mental health and other interventions for people who stalk may be the only serious path to relief for many stalking victims. Despite this, robust research into treatment for people who stalk remains rare, and relevant resources for treatment providers few.
 
Treating Stalking is the first comprehensive guide for clinicians on this vital subject. It outlines 10 principles of effective intervention and gives detailed, practical, advice about delivering psychological and other treatment. It's content draws on decades of research and clinical experience, but Treating Stalking also proposes a stalking research agenda to help ensure that future practice is evidence-based.
 
Treating Stalking readers will also find:
* Case examples and worksheets from the authors' psychological practice
* Detailed advice on assessment, risk assessment, case formulation, and ethical and legal issues
* Discussion of multidisciplinary and multiagency management to help stop stalking
 
Treating Stalking is a must-have for any psychologist or other mental health professional looking to treat patients who stalk.

List of contents

Acknowledgements vii
 
About the Companion Website viii
 
Introduction 1
 
What Is Stalking? 5
 
Why Is Treatment for Stalking Needed? 6
 
Key Facts About Stalking 9
 
Explaining Stalking 11
 
Laws Prohibiting Stalking 12
 
The Use of Anti- stalking Laws 13
 
Recognising Stalking 14
 
Biases Influencing This Book 18
 
Overview of This Book 19
 
Conclusion 20
 
References 21
 
Part 1 A Rationale for Stalking Treatment 29
 
1 Key Components and Principles of Stalking Treatment 31
 
Who to Treat? 32
 
What to Treat? 32
 
How to Treat 34
 
10 Principles for Treating Stalking 39
 
Summary 53
 
References 54
 
Part 2 Assessing Stalking 59
 
2 Preparing for and Conducting the Initial Assessment 61
 
The Role of Structured Risk Assessment in Assessing Stalking 63
 
Ethical Considerations When Conducting a Stalking Assessment 64
 
Preparing for the Assessment Interview 65
 
Approach to and Structure of the Interview 70
 
Assess the Person's Current Circumstances 72
 
Assess the Stalking Situation 73
 
Assess Personal History 86
 
Psychometric Testing 92
 
Conclusion 93
 
References 94
 
3 Understanding and Assessing Stalking Risks 98
 
Types of Risk in Stalking Cases 99
 
Structured Guidelines for Assessing Stalking Risks 105
 
Choosing Which SPJ Guidelines to Use 110
 
Using the Results of the SPJ Risk Assessment 112
 
Conclusion 113
 
References 114
 
4 Formulating Stalking Behaviour 118
 
What Is Formulation? 118
 
What Makes a Good Formulation? 122
 
Steps to Developing a Good Forensic Formulation 123
 
Sharing the Formulation With Clients 131
 
From Formulation to Treatment Planning 132
 
Behavioural Formulation of Stalking 132
 
Conclusion 140
 
References 141
 
Part 3 Treating Stalking 145
 
5 Developing a Treatment Plan and Strategies for Treatment 147
 
Steps in Developing a Treatment Plan 148
 
Practising Skills During Treatment 153
 
Treatment Strategies for Common Treatment Needs 154
 
Strategies That Target Awareness of Experience 155
 
Strategies That Target Acceptance 159
 
Skills to Decrease Impulsive Behaviour 161
 
Strategies to Improve Understanding, Tolerance, and Regulation of Emotional States 164
 
Cognitive Strategies to Reduce Impulsive Behaviour 168
 
Interventions to Address Thinking Patterns Supporting Stalking 172
 
Social Skills 180
 
Strategies to Help Build a Meaningful Life Without Stalking 182
 
Strategies for Successful Discharge and Continued Abstinence From Stalking 188
 
Conclusion 189
 
References 190
 
6 Establishing, Structuring, and Managing Treatment 193
 
Before Treatment Begins 194
 
Early Phase of Treatment 205
 
Mid to Late Phase of Treatment 216
 
Ending Phase of Treatment 227
 
Conclusion 230
 
References 230
 
7 Planning for and Managing Risk During Treatment 232
 
Drawing on the Formulation to Guide Risk Management 233
 
Early Phase of Treatment 237
 
Mid to Late Phase of Treatment 246
 
Ending Phase of Treatment 250
 
Responding to Increased Risk During Treatment 254
 
Conclusion 261
 
References 261
 
8 Multiagency Work When Managing Stalking 263
 
Why Is Multiagency Work in Stalking Cases Important?

About the author










Troy McEwan, DPsych(Clinical), is Professor of Clinical and Forensic Psychology at the Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science, Swinburne University of Technology, and Senior Psychologist at Forensicare, Victoria, Australia. Michele Galietta, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, New York, USA. Alan Underwood, DClinPsy, is a Clinical Psychologist at the Stalking Threat Assessment Centre and Lecturer in Forensic Mental Health, Queen Mary University, London, UK.

Summary

TREATING STALKING

Understand and address the drivers of stalking behaviour with this vital guide

In the thirty-five years since stalking was identified as harmful behaviour, addressing its social effects has largely fallen to criminal justice systems. There is, however, significant evidence to suggest that pure criminalisation has limited meaningful impact. Mental health and other interventions for people who stalk may be the only serious path to relief for many stalking victims. Despite this, robust research into treatment for people who stalk remains rare, and relevant resources for treatment providers few.

Treating Stalking is the first comprehensive guide for clinicians on this vital subject. It outlines 10 principles of effective intervention and gives detailed, practical, advice about delivering psychological and other treatment. It's content draws on decades of research and clinical experience, but Treating Stalking also proposes a stalking research agenda to help ensure that future practice is evidence-based.

Treating Stalking readers will also find:
* Case examples and worksheets from the authors' psychological practice
* Detailed advice on assessment, risk assessment, case formulation, and ethical and legal issues
* Discussion of multidisciplinary and multiagency management to help stop stalking

Treating Stalking is a must-have for any psychologist or other mental health professional looking to treat patients who stalk.

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