THE TEXT WAS DESIGNED FOR A FIRST COLLEGE COURSE IN CORRECTIONAL CASEWORK, COUNSELING PHILOSOPHY, AND METHODS. IT REPRESENTS A SURVEY OF THE WORK OF THE CORRECTIONAL CASEWORKER AND PROVIDES A BROAD OVERVIEW OF THE FIELD. INDIVIDUAL CHAPTERS COVER: THE HISTORY OF CORRECTIONAL CASEWORK AND COUNSELING; CORRECTIONAL CASEWORK STANDARDS AND PRINCIPLES; CASEWORK ROLE AND FUNCTION; THE GOALS OF CORRECTIONAL COUNSELING AND CASEWORK; COMPETENCIES AND TRAINING REQUIRED OF CORRECTIONAL COUNSELORS; THE COMPETENCIES OF EFFECTIVE COUNSELORS; THE CORRECTIONAL CLIENT; AN INTRODUCTION TO CASEWORK MODELS; GROUP COUNSELING IN CORRECTIONS; DIAGNOSTIC AND INVESTGATIVE SERVICES; THE PROBATION AND PAROLE SELECTION SERVICE; THE APPRAISAL SERVICE; THE TREATMENT-PROGRAMMING SERVICE; TREATMENT-PROGRAM MODELS; EMPLOYMENT COUNSELING; THE CAREER-PLANNING SERVICES; THE REFERRAL SERVICE; IDENTIFYING AND UTILIZING COMMUNITY REFERRAL RESOURCES; AND ISSUES AND TRENDS IN CORRECTIONAL CASEWORK AND COUNSELING. FOOTNOTES AND AN INDEX ARE PROVIDED. (DAS)