The text is organized around issues that affect clinical practice: biological factors; prevention and early intervention; multiproblem patients; treatment and the law; and treatment alternatives.

The accompanying Participant's Workbook to the SSC is written to engage clients and encourage active participation in treatment and responsible living. Phase I: Challenge to Change: Building Knowledge and Skills for Responsible Living Phase II: Commitment to Change: Strengthening Skills for Self-Improvement, Change, and Responsible Living Phase III: Taking Ownership of Change: Lifestyle Balance and Healthy Living

The long awaited Second Edition of Criminal Conduct and Substance Abuse Treatment, Provider's Guide is finally here. Now treatment providers and substance abuse counselors can find a wealth of information on how to implement the Strategies for Self Improvement and Change (SSC) curriculum efficiently and effectively. Although the Second Edition workbook can be used alone, the Second Edition Provider's Guide was written to build upon the foundation of the First Edition and provide enhanced information and adjunct exercises to supplement session delivery. It was also designed to help providers...

There is an urgent demand for treatment protocols designed specifically for women who abuse drugs, commit crimes, and receive treatment in correctional settings. "Criminal Conduct and Substance Abuse Treatment for Women in Correctional Settings" answers the clamor by targeting the biological, psychological, and social roots of female substance abuse and crime. Designed as an adjunct to the "Criminal Conduct and Substance Abuse Treatment: Strategies for Self-Improvement and Change" "(SSe" curriculum, this provider's guide uses female-focused examples, exercises, role plays, and content...

Handbook of Assessing and Treating Substance Abuse and Criminal Conduct: The Progress and Change Evaluation (PACE) Monitor is an instructive guide that helps agencies and providers assess, monitor and evaluate the change and progress made by criminal justice clients at the beginning, during and after treatment. The guide contains dozens of instruments used to assess and evaluate clients, along with a description of each item and instructions on how to score and interpret it. It was created to be used in conjunction with the Criminal Conduct and Substance Abuse Treatment: Strategies for...

Handbook of Assessing and Treating Substance Abuse and Criminal Conduct: The Progress and Change Evaluation (PACE) Monitor is an instructive guide that helps agencies and providers assess, monitor and evaluate the change and progress made by criminal justice clients at the beginning, during and after treatment. The guide contains dozens of instruments used to assess and evaluate clients, along with a description of each item and instructions on how to score and interpret it. It was created to be used in conjunction with the Criminal Conduct and Substance Abuse Treatment: Strategies for...

Driving with Care: Education and Treatment of the Underage Impaired Driving Offender is a supplementary guide for the Driving with Care Series. It deals specifically with Adolescent/young adult impaired driving, which presents a host of special challenges and special treatment issues. Underage impaired driving represents 15% of the DUI arrests nationwide, which translates into roughly 150,000 individuals a year. Underage drivers present a special challenge for education and treatment as their motivation to drink and drive is often quite different from the adult offender. Thus, the...

This new edition presents a comprehensive framework for monitoring the client's response to treatment, as well as suggestions for successful therapeutic interactions between clients, counsellors, peers, family members, and support personnel

Using comic strip illustrations and stories, this title helps clients engage in active discussion about the situations, thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that have become embroidered in their patterns of substance abuse and criminal conduct. It offers clients a visual and written record of all treatment objectives.