The Washington State Offender Needs Assessment

Ms. Smith is a 30 year old single, Caucasian female referred for a psychosocial assessment by DOC Parole Officer Ward. She reports she was released from prison 2 months ago after a 3 year sentence for attempted escape due to not notifying her probation officer of her address change. Ms. Smith states due to her past substance use history and trauma experience her referral sources ordered counseling to address complex issues related to her emotional and physical well-being.

Characteristics of Offenders and therapists should be matched as well, which would seek to ensure that the offender, therapist and the program will produce the results that are expected. Program contingencies and

Plan - The counselor Interventions until next review: Client is to continue current level of treatment to fulfill the court requirement. Counselor will work closely with the probation officer to help the client to complete his treatment successfully. Counselor will continue to motivate and educate to address alcohol use disorder and support remission and long-term

In this step, it is extremely important for the counselor to see if the situation that the client is facing contains ethics. The counselor must be able to gather all the required information and get more understanding about the problem the client is facing. This can only done by strengthening the relationship with the client, if the client is able to trust you, he/she would be willing to tell you what they are facing. After the client is done describing the problem that they are facing, the counselor

The level of attention given by the counselors to each person is critical to their success. By aggregating as much data on the offender in their care, counselors are able to get a better picture of the person they are trying to help. This level of attention is possible with the appropriate level funding as demonstrated by the case load levels of probation officers today. By knowing so much about the offender, it creates a level of trust unfamiliar to many of the students. Students like Ronnie, who removed from the chaos at home and was ready and willing to share his experiences in a place he felt safe. Students like Ronnie crave attention and feel comfortable sharing stories of neglect and abuse because they finally have an attentive audience; since no one has listened to him before, students like him don't get to listen to themselves (p. 68). That level of attention is a key way to establish trust and build a working relationship with students who have had to grow up and survive in sometimes nightmarish conditions.

If an adolescent sex offender (ASO) —at risk for residential placement receives Multisystemic Therapy (MST) for a full year, will the likelihood of him engaging in problematic sexual behavior decrease?

Bri Crowl is a Licensed Professional Counselor, that agreed to volunteer her time to participate in my workshop. She would be working with students in groups for the discussion portion of the workshop. Bri’s educational background begins with her attending Portland State University, where she received a Bachelor’s degree in criminology and the criminal justice system. She continued her education and received her Master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling at Walden University. She currently works in Kerrville, Texas with a company called K’star, as a family specialist. She has a previous work experience, as a counselor at New Hope Counseling center, outreach consultant at a youth family services center. As well as experience as a therapeutic

On 2/27/16 at approximately 1734 ICS was activated in Roosevelt for offender OID 248891 who was c/o a chest pain. Upon arrival on the scene offender was sitting on the chair in no acute distress. Offender was assessed an was treated per protocol. Offender was brought to the clinic for further evaluation. Assessement was completed in the clinic and on call was updated with the finding and gave new orders. offender was treated per the new orders and was sent back to her Unit in a stable condition. offender was also informed to notify staff if symptoms

Jeffrey was referred for the sex offender treatment program (SOTP) aftercare. During this time, Jeffrey has had an excellent attendance record. Each individual session, Jeffrey has consistently presented himself as respectful and attentive.

(Harris, pg. 381) Interactions between social workers, probation officers, treatment providers and offender supports should be utilized as a check-in, in-order to monitor behavior and to see where the offender is in relation to his/her non-offending peers. This process would require updates on the offender specific treatment goals set, the progress at school, work or both work, stable housing, relational interactions (with parents, significant other or children), as well as a progress report from any providers or court appointed supports to obtain an overall idea of the offenders engagement and motivation to continue being a constructive contributing member of his/her community. When considering the probation approach which is often punitive we must consider multiple factors, it offers little room for error and the consequences are never individualized. The black and white approach to restoration and reintegration does not include the social service aspect of hope and improvement (Flesaker and Larsen, pg.

Thinking for a Change individual therapy program will be used to aid 15 male offenders that are dealing with bipolar, depression, or schizophrenia at Kalamazoo Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. The age of the offenders are around 25 years old from various ethnic backgrounds. Thinking for a Change program will be used to aid male offender to alter criminogenic thinking and/or behaviors. The Thinking for a Change program will be provided in an outpatient setting. Thinking for a Change treatment manual was used to aid male offenders in problem solving, social skills, and cognitive self-change. The Thinking for a Change program will improve male offenders functioning, lower recidivism, and alter behaviors/thinking patterns.

This program approach is essential to most and target groups of medium to high-risk offenders that display signs of antisocial behavior or have committed violent crimes. On the other hand, an offender with a mastered cognitive skill set in this area will be less effective in the program. The program aims to restructure the thought process that leads the criminal acts or intentions initially. You stated, " juveniles are embarrassed to ask for help" which in my opinion is a valid statement but, there are also adults in the same predicament. While working in an adult male setting, more than half of them where hesitant to ask for assistant or classification on questions. They didn't want to be judged or frowned upon by the staff or fellow peers.

Another way people are able to change is by having someone they can go to for help, not just a person that will help, but someone that will not give up on them. Many young subjects in Giddings State School have had someone, usually parents, who have given up on them early in their lives. The subjects came up with the idea that if their own parents don’t want them, then why would anyone else. Hubner concentrates on a girl named Jani, who has faced this abandonment and has created issues with the other girls in her therapy group at school. Hubner says “The psychologists do not want to kick her out of the group. That would replicate what happened at home…. If they remove her, Jani will tell herself, ‘See, I’m no good. I knew it.’ Her cycle of destructive, attention-seeking behavior will spin on, ruining her life and harming others…” (Hubner 160). Psychologists at Giddings understand the troubling backgrounds of the subjects and put all their effort into getting every offender through the resocialization process and back into reality. Jani sadly was a case where they could not help her. The psychologist knows that there will never be a 100% successful rate in their program; it’s a sad reality that some people need to be kept in prisons and away from harming others.

Kolby should receive intensive individual therapy to assist the youth in identifying the underlying reasons contributing to his delinquent behaviors. Kolby should work with his therapist in order to process his acceptance of criminal activity in order to challenge his rejection of social norms and values. Treatment should focus on poor judgment and decision making skills, the identification of negative peer relations. His therapist should focus on helping the youth find new and more effective coping and anger management skills and develop a better understanding of the issues in his life.

Why do certain people develop a criminal lifestyle and others do not? It all depends on the environment they grow up in. Children often learn and tend to copy things they see and hear other people do. Hence, if they observe someone taking drugs or are in a home where one of their parents experience domestic abuse; then they are very likely to repeat the same actions as they grow older. According to a Michael Schumacher and Gwen Kurz’s research found that problems at home could cause chronic offender. As you can see, these type of things contribute to chronicity.