Ongoing Delinquent Criminal Behavior

Psychoeducational groups relating to additions or substance abuse are designed to assist participants in their stages of change, learn about recovery, provide information to families to understand behaviors, and to assist participants with resources and skills (U.S Department of Health and Human Services, n.d). Psychoeducational groups will support participants and encourage them to take responsibility for their actions. These groups will utilize different methods to replace addictive behavior and practice mindfulness to work on any cognitive impairment that their addiction has produced (U.S Department of Health and Human Service, n.d). In addition, substance abuse or addiction psychoeducational groups provide participants support and peer confrontation. Other members are able to support the group by offering education about what has worked well for them, or what has not work well. The group processes also provides emotional support for members to assist in personal recovery.

Interventions are widely used in all areas of Human Services to assist those in need meet their goals of self sufficiency. Some common interventions include reframing, the process of helping someone see a situation in another perspective, and Task-Centered Approach, the process of breaking down the problem into smaller and more manageable goals, that eventually lead to solving the original problem. Determining which intervention to use widely depends upon multiple variables such as; the problem the client is currently facing, their current emotional status, whether they have a support network or not, and their current use of coping skills. If some of the above variables are missing, it has been common practice to address these issues prior to using interventions to address the problem.

will schedule an appointment to discuss and create a budget plan. Patient is currently free from all illicit drugs, which has helped her Adderall medication to be more beneficial. Primary Counselor will encourage Pt. to follow through with all mental health appointments. Counselor will prompt Pt. to develop a positive self-image. Pt. has denied having any auditory or visual hallucinations during the last quarter as evidenced by group and individual session notes. Pt. has had some setback in achieving her goals of decreasing her family conflicts and resolving intimate relationship issues. Counselor will encourage Pt. to attend the AMS parenting group and share her expectations regarding having a more functional family unit. During the next quarter therapy sessions, Counselor will utilize role-playing, role reversal, modeling, and behavioral rehearsal to assist Pt. in order to develop positive ways to resolve conflict with ex-husband. Pt.’s current treatment plan goals focus on opiate use disorder, financial, mental health services and parent-child relational problems. During the upcoming quarter, current goals will continue to be

Corrective thinking helps individuals recognize their criminal thinking and develop more responsible thinking habits. In order for this approach to be successful, the offender must recognize the errors in his/her thinking, see it is a problem, and then learn and apply new ways of thinking. By focusing on and re-working the old thinking patterns, criminal behavior can be eliminated. Corrective thinking is a cognitive reconstruction method. The idea is that “thoughts determine feelings, which in turn influence choices that determine behavior” (Bye & Schillinger, 2005). Bye (2005) cited a study that concluded using Corrective Thinking models with offenders reduces recidivism by 74% in the three to 15 years after completion of the program. Bye and Shillinger’s (2005) study also determined that the Corrective Thinking Program had a positive impact on the participants and resulted in responsible levels of thinking. None of the participants in the intervention group were arrested while enrolled in training, however, many control group participants had been arrested (Bye & Shillinger, 2005). In order to reduce recidivism, there are many aspects to criminal thinking that must be changed, which is what the Criminal Thinking Program works to address. These programs place an emphasis on the following aspects; new communication patterns, developing close and

Goal is to work with client on areas that he or she would like to improve using problem-solving skills. This goal can be achieve by identifying the client goal and personal skills and knowledge. Involving client in decision making helps to move towards independencies and reduce anxiety. Also use empathetic communication, encourage client and family to verbalize fears, express emotions and set goals. Acknowledging and empathizing creates supportive environment that enhance coping. Another intervention is to assess client strength and ability to cope and provide opportunities for expression and recognition. This will help client easily cope with situation and affect self esteem (Weg,

The purpose of this study is to evaluate which method of therapy and counseling will be the most effective

Interventions provided during this service: Individual rehab services were provided. WYP discussed with the client about the CSP objectives. The client is being compliant with his mother (talking to her more, coming home before curfew, going to school, and understanding his mother better), the client is using his copping skills (basketball, deep breathing, and exercising) to decrease his irritable outbursts (throwing objects, yelling, and foul languages), the client's has improved his independent living skills (taking care of his son, going to school, working with his stepfather, playing basketball, and doing chores). WYP assisted the client with practicing his coping skills by randomly commanding the client to use one of his coping skills.

The agency uses many models and theoretical frameworks. They include: Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Trauma-Focused, Motivational Interviewing (MI) amongst others. I have been supervised working with multiple client systems within the agency substance abuse groups, individuals, families and children. The client system that I will describe and evaluate working with will be an individual. When working with the specified client system I chose Cognitive Behavior therapy to be the best therapeutic model to be used during therapy.

The criminal justice system ensures the safety and protection of society from criminal offenders. The process of the criminal justice system begins when a criminal offense is reported to law enforcement officials. If required, an investigation begins, leading to a warrant and arrest. Following the arrest, bail is set and a preliminary hearing is scheduled. If the defendant is indicted, a trial date is set. Providing the defendant does not waive the right to a jury trial, a jury is selected and the trial begins. If the defendant is found guilty, a sentence is imposed, usually within a few days of the jury’s verdict. If the defendant wishes, he or she can then appeal the guilty verdict and sentencing, thus beginning the trial process again. Police officers, detectives, prosecutors, and defense attorneys make great efforts to ensure justice is served swiftly and fairly, thus creating a strong and effective criminal justice system.

Objectives/Progress: Pt. has maintained Phase 7 take-home privileges. As the pt. has participated in a total recovery program, he has been able to maintain abstinence from mood-altering drug use as evidenced by submitting 19 clean UDS results since entering and reporting sustained abstinence. Pt. is compliant with all aspects of treatment, provides negative UDS, and attends required monthly counseling. Pt.'s program attendance is in a good standing but pt. needs to attend different AMS groups. He was advised to schedule different groups and the benefits of doing so. Pt. has achieved a lengthy period of sobriety and has good insight into personal recovery behaviors. Counselor will review this long-term goal with pt. during his therapy sessions.

Patient stated that he was on detox unit in October of 2016. Patient stated that after his discharge and went to Salvation Army in Jersey City. Patient stated that he AMA'd from Salvation Army in February of this year. Patient stated that he felt that it was time to go get his own place, start working, and get his life together. Patient started working in construction Stated workin. got house care and within two to three months started using. Patient stated that he was stressed from life and physically tired from work as the reason for his relapse. Patient stated that he was fired two week ago. Patient will attend groups to identify coping skills for maintaining sobriety from drugs. Patient will increase socialization by interacting

Current outpatient, Jose Gonsalves, a thirty-five year old Hispanic American male came into therapy due to his anger issues. The client exhibits problems such as having no full-time job, a tumultuous relationship with girlfriend, aggression outside of the home setting, possible alcoholism, a low opinion of himself accompanied by a difficulty picturing a brighter future, and difficulty expressing his feelings. During therapy, the client may participate in the development of an action plan to help him resolve the current issues he is facing. Overall, the client is aware of his problems; however, he struggles to find adequate ways of resolving them.

Client was considered to be in compliance with treatment during this reporting period. Client attended weekly group as scheduled. UA was negative for alcohol and other tested substance. Participation in a self help program was verified. Client continues to make positive changes in treatment. Client is transffered to a monthly group from weekly group; tentative treatment completion date is November 2017.

Rydell Correctional Facility has a public mission statement that encompasses upholding staff safety while providing meaningful opportunities for offender success. Rydell Correctional Facility houses the highest custody level of offenders, officially termed extended restricted housing. Offenders at this custody level have killed or seriously assaulted staff or other offenders and not out of their cell more than an hour a day. The director of prisons for the state department of corrections, Mr. Calhoun, is revising the current extended restricted housing policy based on current trends that it is inhumane. Allowing all offenders the opportunity to be out of their cell for four or more hours

The Repeat Offenders project is one that presents some concepts as pertains repeat offending. This project, as earlier defined, was created with an aim of reducing the rates of recidivism. In it, unique mechanisms of dealing with this problem have been presented through some of the mechanisms presented already been implemented either fully or partially in different nations. Despite the similarities that may exist between the concepts presented in this project with those implemented in other nations, these are presented in a manner that gives them some uniqueness since the approach in their implementation is one of its own kind. This paper serves to compile all the concepts which have been presented so far under this project, citing the