Recently added articles from Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling:
A special issue dedicated to working with clients who offend.(Editorial)(Editorial)
Apr 01, 2008; ... I am pleased to present the Journal of Addictions and Offender Counseling (JAOC) readership with a special issue about counseling clients who offend, with a particular emphasis on counseling sexually offending clients. We had several intentions in putting together this special issue ....
Empathy-promoting counseling strategies for juvenile sex offenders: a developmental approach.(Report)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Bridging research into practice, the authors propose a clinical model for use in the development of empathy in juvenile sex offenders. Case illustrations are provided. ********** Empathy deficits have been identified as one of the primary etiological factors in ...
Motivational counseling: implications for counseling male juvenile sex offenders.(Report)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Juvenile sex offenders (JSOs) often appear unmotivated to change, which thus necessitates a therapeutic approach that matches "resistant" client characteristics. In this article, the authors review common traits of JSOs, introduce motivational counseling as an effective treatment modality, ...
A glimpse into the lives of nine youths in a correctional facility: insight into theories of delinquency.(Report)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Theories explaining delinquency have been examined primarily using quantitative methods. The current study used interviews to gain insight into the lives of delinquent male adolescents. Results indicate that no single theory best explains delinquency, but a combination of theories provides ...
The utility of the SASSI-3 in early detection of substance use disorders in not guilty by reason of insanity acquittees: an exploratory study.(Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory-3)(Report)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Previous studies have shown the Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory--3 (G. Miller, 1999) to be valid in classifying substance use disorders in forensic and mentally ill populations. The authors found that it also correctly classified substance use disorders in the understudied not ...