Theresa A. Gannon - Adult Deliberate Firesetting

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Clive R. Hollin

School of Psychology, University of Leicester, UK

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Institute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham, UK

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Theresa A. Gannon

Centre of Research and Education in Forensic PsychologyUniversity of Kent, UK

Nichola Tyler

School of PsychologyVictoria University of Wellington, NZ

Caoilte Ó Ciardha

Centre of Research and Education in Forensic PsychologyUniversity of Kent, UK

Emma Alleyne

Centre of Research and Education in Forensic PsychologyUniversity of Kent, UK

This edition first published 2022

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For Tony Ward: Thanks for being a wonderful mentor.

Theresa A. Gannon

For my family: Thank you for encouraging me to listen and learn.

Nichola Tyler

Do Mathilde agus Maud.

Caoilte Ó Ciardha

For my parents, Noreen and Gerald Alleyne, who encouraged me to take advantage of every opportunity.

Emma Alleyne

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2 Series page WILEY SERIES IN FORENSIC CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY Edited by Clive R. Hollin School of Psychology, University of Leicester, UK And Mary McMurran Institute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham, UK For other titles in this series please visit www.wiley.com/go/fcp

3 Title page Adult Deliberate Firesetting Theory, Assessment, and Treatment Theresa A. Gannon Centre of Research and Education in Forensic PsychologyUniversity of Kent, UK Nichola Tyler School of PsychologyVictoria University of Wellington, NZ Caoilte Ó Ciardha Centre of Research and Education in Forensic PsychologyUniversity of Kent, UK Emma Alleyne Centre of Research and Education in Forensic PsychologyUniversity of Kent, UK

4 Copyright

5 Dedication

6 About the Authors

7 Preface

8 Acknowledgments

9 1 Deliberate Firesetting: A Prevalent Yet Neglected Clinical Issue

10 2 Key Characteristics and Clinical Features of Individuals Who Set Deliberate Fires

11 3 Theories of Deliberate Firesetting: Refreshing the M-TTAF

12 4 Conducting Best Practice Risk Assessments in Deliberate Firesetting

13 5 Un-apprehended Deliberate Firesetting: Can We Intervene?

14 6 Assessment and Treatment for Apprehended Adults Who Have Set Deliberate Fires

15 7 Engaging and Working Therapeutically with Individuals Who Have Set Deliberate Fires: A Strengths-Based Approach

16 8 What Next? The Future of Firesetting Research and Practice

17 References

18 Index

19 End User License Agreement

1 Chapter 3Figure 3.1 Jackson et al.’s...Figure 3.2 The original M-TTAF: Tier 1.Figure 3.3 The updated M-TTAF: Tier 1 (adapted from Gannon et al., 2012).

1 Chapter 3Table 3.1 The Original and Updated M-TTAF Trajectories: Tier 2

2 Chapter 4Table 4.1 Validated psychometric tools to...

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7 About the Authors

8 Preface

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