CBT with Justice-Involved Clients: Interventions for Antisocial and Self-Destructive Behaviors

by Raymond Chip Tafrate, Damon Mitchell, David J. Simourd

Book Overview

Grounded in science and clinical experience, this treatment planner provides essential tools for conducting cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) with justice-involved clients in a wide range of settings. Guidelines are presented for assessment, case formulation, and intervention to alter criminogenic thinking and destructive lifestyle patterns. With a focus on reducing recidivism, the book demonstrates ways to enhance clients' motivation for change and elicit prosocial values and life priorities. Practitioner-friendly features include case examples, recommended assessment instruments, over 35 sample scripts, and 27 reproducible forms and worksheets; the large-size format facilitates photocopying. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials.

Winner--Significant Contribution Award, Criminal Justice Psychology Section of the Canadian Psychological Association

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1462534902
• ISBN13: 9781462534906
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Guilford Publications
• Length: 307 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.9" x 10.4"