1. Presenter: Sarah Boettner
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Using a Cognitive Behavioral
Intervention in Residential and
Community Settings
Presented by
Sarah Boettner PCC LSW
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Interventions for corrections population:
Past and Present
Ineffective
Talking cures
Non-directive, client centered
Target non-criminogenic
needs
Exploring childhood and
unconscious
Medical model
Vague and unstructured
Effective
Action oriented
Directive
Target criminogenic needs
Target current risk factors
Enhance self-efficacy and
responsibility
Structure..structure…structure
The Four Principles of Cognitive Intervention
1.
Thinking affects behavior
2.
Antisocial, distorted, unproductive irrational thinking
can lead to antisocial and unproductive behavior
3.
Thinking can be influenced
4.
We can change how we feel and behave by changing
what we think
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Three Principles of Effective Intervention
Risk
Tells us WHO to target.
Target higher risk offenders
Need
Tells us WHAT to target.
Address criminogenic needs identified by assessment
Responsivity
Tells us HOW to target the interventions to each individual.
Identify specific barriers to overcome so the offender gets the
most benefit from the interventions.
Targeting Criminogenic Need:
Results from Meta-Analyses
0.35
Reduction
in
Recidivism
0.3
0.25
0.2
0.15
0.1
0.05
Increase in
Recidivism
0
-0.05
Target 1-3 more noncriminogenic needs
Target at least 4-6 more
criminogenic needs
Source: Gendreau, P., French, S.A., and A.Taylor (2002). What Works (What Doesn’t Work) Revised 2002. Invited Submission to the International
Community Corrections Association Monograph Series Project
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Effective Intervention = CBT
The cognitive-behavioral model of interventions
have been proven to be the most effective in
reducing recidivism
Thinking controls behavior
Restructure thoughts to change behavior
Identify risky thinking
Challenge the risky thinking
Replace with alternative prosocial thoughts
Lessons Learned from the Research
Who you put in a program is important – pay attention to
risk
What you target is important – pay attention to
criminogenic needs
How you target offender for change is important – use
behavioral approaches
Lessons Learned from the Research
Offender assessment is the engine that drives effective
programs
helps you know who & what to target
Design programs around empirical research
helps you know how to target offenders
Program Integrity make a difference
Service delivery, disruption of criminal
networks,
training/supervision of staff,
support for program, QA,
evaluation
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Cognitive Behavioral Interventions
BEHAVIOR CHAIN
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Cognitive Behavioral intervention tools:
Behavior Chain
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Cognitive Behavioral intervention tools:
Behavior Chain
Situation
The activating event, or invitation to respond.
What happened before the target behavior?
Helps identify a pattern of risky situations.
Thoughts
Immediate and un-censored thoughts that stem from the
situation.
Identifies core beliefs and values that drive the behavior
Feelings
One word description of the physical reaction/ sensation
associated with the thought.
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Cognitive Behavioral intervention tools:
Behavior Chain
Action
What they did in response to that situation
Consequences
Positive and negative consequences
Internal and external
There are positive outcomes to a negative behavior
Helps predict what outcome will be to similar
situations
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Behavior Chain: Example & Practice
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Application & Barriers
Who are our clients? (Describe them)
What barriers might they experience to hinder
success?
What needs do they have that we could use the
behavior chain to address?
What barriers to you face when working with
your clients?
What tips do you have that have helped you help
your client?
What is our role?
WHO- all of us
WHERE- incarceration,
residential, community
WHAT- programming,
teaching new skills
WHY-reduce recidivism
HOW-teamwork and
consistency
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