Articles and Book Chapters

G. Fedock and S. Covington. Strengths-Based Approaches to the Treatment of Incarcerated Women and Girls. Facilitating Desistance from Aggression and Crime: Theory, Research, and Strength-Based Practices.  Edited by C. Langton and J. Worling.  United Kingdom: Wiley Blackwell, 2022.

S. Covington. Creating a Trauma-Informed Justice System for Women. The Wiley Handbook on What Works with Girls and Women in Conflict with the Law: A Critical Review of Theory, Practice, and Policy.  Edited by L. Gelsthorpe & S. Brown.  United Kingdom: John Wiley & Sons Ltd, May 2022.

N. Messina, B. Bloom and S. Covington. Gender-Responsive Approaches for Women in the United States. In Routledge Companion to Rehabilitative Work in Criminal Justice, pgs 633-650.  Edited by P. Ugwudike, H. Graham, F. McNeill, P. Raynor, F. Taxman and C. Trotter.  London, England:  Routledge, September 2019. 

G. Fedock and S. Covington. Theoretical Models of Female Violent Offending. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Criminal Psychology. Edited by R. Morgan.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Safe Publications, Inc., August 2019.

G. Fedock and S. Covington. Correctional Programming and Gender. In Oxford Encyclopedia of Criminology.  New York: Oxford University Press, DOI 10.1093/acrefore/9780190264079.013.89, December 2017.

S. Kubiak, S. Covington and C. Hillier. Trauma-Informed Corrections. In Springer, D. & Roberts, A. (editors). Social Work in Juvenile and Criminal Justice Systems, 4th edition. Springfield, IL; Charles C. Thomas, 2017.

S. Covington and G. Fedock. Beyond Violence: Women in Prison Find Meaning, Hope, and Healing. Trauma Matters. Connecticut Women’s Consortium and the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services in support of the Connecticut Trauma Initiative, Fall 2015.

S. Krammer, Y. Linder, M. Peper, S. Covington and D. Klecha. Trauma and Mental Health in Respect of Detained Women in Switzerland. Swiss Journal of Criminology, ISSN 1660-2501. Bern, Switzerland, September 2015.

S. Covington. Becoming Trauma Informed: A Core Element in Women’s Treatment. Counselor Magazine. Deerfield Beach, Florida, August 2015.

S. Covington.  Creating Gender-Responsive and Trauma-Informed Services for Women in the Justice System.  Magistrate.  The Magistrates' Association:  London, United Kingdom. October/November 2014, Volume 70, Number 5, Pgs 2-3.

B. Bloom, S. Covington, N. Messina, & K. Selveggi. The Gender-Responsive Policy and Practice Assessment (GRPPA) Tool. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Corrections, 2014.

S. Covington. Chapter IV: Understanding and Applying Gender Differences in Recovery. Dawn Drug Alcohol Woman Network: Promoting a Gender-Responsive Approach to Drug Addiction (a Collection of Good Practices). Turin, Italy: United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI), December 2013.

S. Covington. Curricula to Support Trauma-Informed Practice with Women. In N. Poole & L. Greaves (eds). Becoming Trauma Informed. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), 2012.

S. Covington. Women and Addiction: A Trauma-Informed Approach. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, SARC Supplement 5, November 2008, 377-385.

S. Covington, C. Burke, S. Keaton, and C. Norcott. "Evaluation of a Trauma-Informed and Gender Responsive Intervention for Women in Drug Treatment." Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, Supplement 5, November 2008, 387-398.

B. Bloom and S. Covington. Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Women Offenders. In R. Gido and L. Dalley eds, Women’s Mental Health Issues Across the Criminal Justice System. Columbus, OH: Prentice Hall, 2008, 160-176.

S. Covington. Women and the Criminal Justice System. Editor’s commentary. Women’s Health Issues, 17(4), 2007.

S. Covington.  Working with Substance Abusing Mothers: A Trauma-Informed, Gender-Responsive Approach. The Source. 17 (1), 2007, 1-6.

S. Covington. The Relational Theory of Women’s Psychological Development: Implications for the Criminal Justice System.  In Ruth T. Zaplin, ed., Female Offenders: Critical Perspectives and Effective Interventions, 2nd Edition. Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2007.

S. Covington and B. Bloom. Gender Responsive Treatment Services in Correctional Settings. In E. Leeder, ed., Inside and Out: Women, Prison, and Therapy. Haworth Press, 2006, pp. 9-33.

Also co-published simultaneously as Women and Therapy, Vol. 29, Nos. 3/4, October 2008, pp. 9-33.