Evaluation Of A Thoughtful Change Group

Attended all treatment group as scheduled and actively participated in the group discussion and provided supportive feedback to others group members. Client is in compliance with treatment and all his legal mandates, and appears to be in the action stage of change. Overall, client is making steady progress in treatment.

Then there is a system called the PICTS and it is used by allowing the participants to go through eighty different statements and choose whether they agree or disagree with that statement and based off of the results from the responses the experts are able to determine out of the up to thirteen different thought patterns that are associated with criminal behavior based off of the four point per question scale, being that the higher the score they higher the thoughts associated with criminal behavior is. The results are based off of a T score which are scores based on the normal responses to the questions for each genders and then for the inmates a percent of elevation is given to both men and women in each of the thirteen categories. The results are as follows for the percentage above normal for the 100 participants in the eight thinking style scales which will be the first number and the 22 women which will be the second. Mollification which is a 39 percent increase for men and 18 percent increase for women, cutoff which is a 69 percent increase for men and 36 percent increase for women, entitlement which is a 35 percent increase for men and 23 percent for women, power orientation is a 41 percent increase for men and 23 percent for women, sentimentality is the lowest at a 37 percent increase for men and 18 percent for women, super optimism is a 42 percent increase for men and 14 percent for women, cognitive indolence is a 61

The Larimer County 8th Judicial District Adult Drug Court program is a governmental agency that provides helps to individuals within the judicial system with drug abuse related offenses gain the tools for success to become a positive member of the community. The clients in this program have voluntarily chosen to be in this program and follow the terms and conditions of their probation as signed by a drug court contract that follows there terms and conditions set by the court. This may seem like a forced step or little step to some, but in reality, this is the first biggest step for drug abuse individuals because it means they are admitting they have a problem with drug abuse. Now it’s the Adult Drug Court team’s opportunity to provide the

Creating this program and seeing that the offenders followed through with the treatment process was the primary goal. In order to collect the necessary data, counselors needed to interview each participate. This procedure is what enabled them to understand better and further assist participants with treatment and remaining on the correct path. The interview process took place 12 months after offenders were released from prison. A research team from the university of

PO was on time and moderately participated in the group activities. PO stated “I am in action stage of change because I am actively dealing with my problems. I go to meeting 2-3 times per week, focus on treatment and work. I am also working on rebuilding trust and healthy relationships with my kids and other family members”. It appears that PO is making a steady change while in recovery as evidenced by staying clean and sober, and attending treatment and going to self-help meetings on a regular basis to maintain his sobriety. PO had a positive response to treatment.

The group the facilitator will be observing is an anger management group that is held Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at Assurance of Hope Institute, Inc. The group consist of twelve men between the ages of twenty-five to forty-five. The group contains ten African American men and two Caucasian men. The group has been meeting three times a week for four months. The group is an open group that is available to all young adult men particularly those suffering from mental health illness. The clients whom attend the group have been either court mandated because of a violent encounter. The group discusses triggers that make one anger, ways to manage your anger, decrease overall intensity and frequency of angry feelings, increase ability to recognize and appropriately express feelings as they occur, identify situations, thoughts, feelings, that trigger anger, angry verbal and/ or behavioral actions and the targets of those actions. The facilitators of the group have explored family background and history to

This is a 36 question form. The TCU CTS was designed by researchers at from the Texas Christian University (TCU) Institute of Behavioral Research in collaboration with the federal Bureau of Prisons. This scale was primarily produced to focus on cognitive based curriculums that were being done in residential drug abuse programs, but its use has expanded throughout correctional treatment settings. This assessment is designed to measure individual's current criminal thinking, it does not take history into account and takes individuals approximately 5-10 minutes to complete (Knight, et.al., 2006). In a study by Knight, et.al. (2006), researchers conducted a study of 3,266 offenders throughout 26 different corrections programs in the United States, they found that the TCU CTS assessment had good internal reliability and test-retest reliability. This assessment also offers “acceptable goodness of fit coefficients.” The TCU CTS provides a reliable and time-efficient way of assessing criminal thinking (Knight, et.al.,

In this course, we had group critical appraisal paper. Initially, the appraisal explored the use of palliative care among minority groups, but only qualitative research appeared for this topic. Due to limit research articles, so we had group meeting and met with librarian to discuss searching strategy. A decision was made to change the intervention to acupuncture treatment with the comparator being standard opioid medication in the outcome of reducing pain in palliative care patients. This proved to be a more successful topic when searching for relevant research. Based on the highest level of available evidence, three articles were selected from PubMed.

To truly understand the success or failure of a program, evaluations must be done. There are several ways to evaluate a program. For instance, a survey could be given to each client after they discharge from the program or checking on the offender two months after they discharge is a way to evaluate the outcome. Also, a stop to look at the direction the program is headed is a way to evaluate. If the program is starting to go in the opposite direction of the goals and objectives, then it would be time to revamp the program and get a fresh start. “Process/implementation evaluation determines whether program activities have been implemented as intended. (cdc.gov).” This shows that goals and objectives hold a significant function in designing a

Ayra began the DORM program actively engaged and showed that he read the assigned pages of MRT. However, after several weeks, Ayra began to display patterns of criminal thinking and manipulation. For example, Ayra did not complete a step in MRT for 4 weeks. Ayra accepted responsibility for his decision making. This behavior earned Ayra a second contract.

But John Worth, the orphan was not yet considered part of the Peales, to anyone. Throughout the book, they shared similarities and backgrounds. They got to know each other better and became acquaintances. Through their friendship Nathaniel's parents became used to the idea of treating John better. Later in the book Nathaniel and John made a deal to help each other with what they knew. John would teach Nathaniel maths skills and he would teach John about language and history. It became a mutualism between the two. Nathaniel has learned to accept a new member to the family and somewhat has benefited, as well. At times where John could do something Nathaniel could not, for example run to get something, John would help. Both Nathaniel and John are mutually benefitted and we're both positively changed, compared to what life was like before for

Cognitive therapy shows an improvement in almost every case study. Leading convicts to make better decisions, have more confidence, and take charge of their life. Inmates who also take part in this program are given eduction and training during their prison term. This is a primary factor in the treatment of cognitive therapy, as a persons thoughts to commit crime are often based off of a person experience, and behavior is shaped and influenced by these experiences. If we can change the expectations and experiences a person has in a community by providing them and education and a chance at a better social class we can see improvement in a persons need to commit crime. Many studies have reported that “ prisoners who have upskilled over time are less like to commit more serious offenses over time (Giles 2016 p. 214). The efficiency of upskilling in mental health improvements is seen well after treatment in concluded, increases in confidence, self motivation and initiative are evident months later.

PO was on time, engaged, and moderately participated in the group activity. PO demonstrated an understanding of the topic by completing a mapping exercise and sharing results with the group, stated “I want a sponsor that has at least 3 years clean and sober”. PO interacted with other group members appropriately and appears to have a positive response to treatment. / Hailun Achtelstetter, CDP

This therapist conducted a progress group exploring the group’s criminal thinking. The client identified in his treatment plan that he wants to explore his criminal thinking and to change his criminal thinking patterns. The client appeared anxious about attempting the MRT step 3 as evidenced by the client’s constant leg shaking. The client stated his freedom ladder and step with no issues. The client discussed his worries/wants/needs and in the second part answered questions in the book. The group confirmed that the client is trying to change his criminal thinking and has already made improvements. The client will attempt step 4 next

* In third step, I build a strong vision to assist the change efforts and also develop a plan to attain the stated vision.