All Resources for 'Education & Training'

A meta-analysis of cognitive-behavioral therapy for alcohol or other drug use disorders: Treatment efficacy by contrast condition.

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Behavioural Therapy Interventions
Treatment Settings
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 

Abstract

Objective.

This meta-analysis examined 30 randomized controlled trials (32 study sites; 35 study arms) that tested the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for alcohol or other drug use disorders (AUD/SUD). The study...

Psychological interventions for antisocial personality disorder.

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Behavioural Therapy Interventions
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 

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Background: Antisocial personality disorder (AsPD) is associated with poor mental health, criminality, substance use and relationship difficulties. This review updates Gibbon 2010 (previous version of the review).

Objectives: To...

Evidence-based treatment and supervision practices for co-occurring mental and substance use disorders in the criminal justice system.

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Behavioural Therapy Interventions
Treatment Settings
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

ABSTRACT

Background:

Over seven million persons in the United States are supervised by the criminal justice system, including many who have co-occurring mental and substance use disorders (CODs). This population is at high risk for...

Evidence-based treatment and supervision practices for co-occurring mental and substance use disorders in the criminal justice system.

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Format
Scientific article
Themes
Treatment
Behavioural Therapy Interventions
Treatment Settings
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

Abstract

Background: Over seven million persons in the United States are supervised by the criminal justice system, including many who have co-occurring mental and substance use disorders (CODs). This population is at high risk for...

Effectiveness of mindfulness-based relapse prevention in individuals with substance use disorders:

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Behavioural Therapy Interventions
Treatment Settings
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 

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Objectives: This systematic review aimed to understand the current state of the art about the effectiveness of mindfulness-based relapse prevention (MBRP) on individuals with substance use disorders (SUD), taking into account not...

Motivational interview techniques and the effectiveness of intervention programs with perpetrators of intimate partner violence: A systematic review.

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 

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Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is widely recognised as a severe public health issue. Perpetrators’ Intervention Programs (PIPs) have been essential to prevent recidivism, and the incorporation of Motivational Interview Techniques...

Meta-analysis of moral reconation therapy recidivism results from probation and parole implementations.

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Law Enforcement
Probation & Parole
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 

A meta-analysis of nine published outcome studies detailing the effects of Moral Reconation Therapy on recidivism in parolees and probationers is presented. The studies included in the meta-analysis had a total of 2,460 MRT-treated...

Seeking Safety A Treatment Manual for PTSD and Substance Abuse

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Book
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 

SUMMARY

This manual presents the most widely adopted evidence-based treatment for co-occurring trauma and addiction. For clients facing one or both of these issues, the most urgent clinical need is to establish safety—to reduce addictive...

The MISSION-criminal justice treatment manual.

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Toolkit
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

In order to effectively implement MISSION and maintain program fidelity, model-specific treatment manuals and consumer workbooks have been created. Each treatment manual is a comprehensive how-to guide for case managers, peer support...

Effectiveness of psychological interventions in prison to reduce recidivism: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Pharmacological Interventions
Treatment Settings
Law Enforcement
Prisons / Corrections
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

Summary

Background

Repeat offending, also known as criminal recidivism, in people released from prison has remained high over many decades. To address this, psychological treatments have been increasingly used in criminal justice settings...