Abstract
Summary: This is an initial attempt to apply the principles of cognitive therapy to the treatment of adult offenders. The paper includes a brief presentation of the basic theory of cognitive therapy and a discussion of its relevance to criminal behaviour. It then describes a group of treatment techniques, with examples of their application. The interventions fall into three general categories: cognitive restructing and impulse control, problem-solving and social-skills training, and cognitive stimulation. Some of the techniques are borrowed, with adaptations. from the literature of cognitive therapy and some are presented here for the first time.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 619-633 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | British Journal of Social Work |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| State | Published - 1985 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health(social science)
- Social Sciences (miscellaneous)