Essen Climate Evaluation Schema - EssenCES

This manual is a very readable account not only of how to administer and interpret the EssenCES but also of ways to improve the therapeutic climate on a ward or prison wing. All clinicians and researchers who want to help make forensic treatment environments safe and effective should buy this book.; Mary McMurran, PhD, Professor of Personality Disorder Research, Institute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham, UK; An accessible resource providing structured guidance on the administration, scoring and interpretation of the Essen Climate Evaluation Schema (EssenCES) questionnaire. The manual delivers thought-provoking suggestions on how to improve, and indeed maintain the therapeutic climate on a psychiatric ward or prison wing. With reference to normative statistics from different institutions and across the globe, the text will not only help fill the void in this area of social climate research, but it will also assist clinicians to make informed decisions on the social and therapeutic atmosphere within their service. The inclusion of the EssenCES within the appendix is welcomed. I strongly recommend this manual for researchers and clinicians working in forensic services.; Dr Michael Lewis, PhD, Psychol Department of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour Centre for Medicine, University of Leicester, UK;