Clinical Interventions in Criminal Justice Settings

Dr. George T. Patterson is the author of the book Social Work Practice in the Criminal Justice System, and has also published numerous criminal justice-related articles. Dr. Patterson has both research evaluation experience on numerous federal grants, such as the Department of Justice, assessing evidence-based practice and best practices. He has extensive clinical experience in varied components of the criminal justice system. He is a NYS certified police instructor, police social worker, NYS Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and provides criminal justice-related training to numerous agencies. Mr. Warren K. Graham has held positions as a NYS Office of Court Administration Project Director overseeing the administration of Nassau County Family Treatment Court and the Juvenile Drug Treatment Court, and maintains a private practice approved by the Second Appellate Division in Brooklyn as a Forensic Evaluator, and serves as a resource on the Law Guardian Panel conducting court-ordered forensic services. Prior experience includes the Suffolk County Department of Probation's Evidence Based Intervention Unit as a consultant facilitating SAMHSA manualized anger management groups for adult offenders, and acting as a clinical consultant for service referral and case planning/management. Mr. Graham has completed training in evidence-based and promising practices Moral Reconation Therapy, Strengthening Families, and Child Permanency Mediation. He is a NYS Licensed Master Social Worker, and a Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC). He is currently Assistant Director of Field Education at Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College.