Criminal Conduct and Substance Abuse Treatment - The Provider's Guide

Harvey B. Milkman, PhD received his baccalaureate degree from City College of New York and his doctorate from Michigan State University. He is currently professor of psychology at Metropolitan State College of Denver. His doctoral research was conducted with William Frosch, MD, at Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital in New York City, on the User’s Drug of Choice. From 1980–1981, he completed a sabbatical exploration of addictive behavior in Africa, India, and Southeast Asia; in 1985 he was recipient of a Fulbright-Hays Lectureship award at the National University of Malaysia. He has represented the United States Information Agency as a consultant and featured speaker in Australia, Brazil, Iceland, The Netherlands, Peru, Turkey, and Yugoslavia. He is principle author with Stanley Sunderwirth of “The Chemistry of Craving,” and author of “Better than Dope,” featured articles in Psychology Today, October, 1983 and April, 2001 respectively. From September 1992–June 2002, he was author, principal investigator, and director of Project Self-Discovery: Artistic Alternatives for High-Risk Youth, a national demonstration model funded by The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention and the Edward Byrne Foundation.Kenneth W. Wanberg, ThD, PhD, has worked as a clinician and researcher in the field of alcohol and drug abuse for more than four decades, specializing in the intersection of criminal conduct and substance abuse.

Milkman and Wanberg′s program rests upon the best that science has to offer. Once this workbook stimulates change, it pays attention to the principles of relapse prevention that will help young people stay changed - and this is the litmus test for any treatment program that targets behavioral problems.

• Section I: Motivational Interviewing1. Motivational Interviewing a Core Communication Style2. Blending Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive-Behavioral TreatmentSection II: The Treatment Platform3. Core Strategies and Conceptual Framework for Criminal Conduct and Substance Abuse Treatment4. The Therapeutic Relationship and Motivational Enhancement5. Treatment Phases: Facilitating Learning, Growth and Change6. Cognitive-Behavioral Approach as the Platform for Change7. Relapse and Recidivism PreventionSection III: Operational Guidelines8. Perspectives on The Strategies and Components of a Standardized and Evidenced-Based Assessment Program9. Methods and Skills for Effective Program Delivery10. Social and Community Responsibility Therapy (SCRT)Section IV: The Treatment CurriculumPhase I: Challenge to Change: Building Knowledge and Skills for Responsible LivingModule 1: Orientation: How this Program WorksModule 2: Cognitive-Behavioral Approach to Change and Responsible LivingModule 3: Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Use Patterns and OutcomesModule 4: Understanding and Changing Criminal Thinking and BehaviorModule 5: Sharing and Listening: Communication Pathways to Self-Awareness and Other-AwarenessModule 6: Understanding and Preventing Relapse and RecidivismModule 7: Steps, Stages and Skills for Self-Improvement and ChangePhase II: Commitment to Change - Strengthening Skills for Self-Improvement, Change, and Responsible LivingModule 8. Mental Self-Control: Managing Thoughts and EmotionsModule 9: Social and Relationship Skill BuildingModule 10: Skills in Social and Community ResponsibilityPhase III: Ownership of Change - Lifestyle Balance and Healthy LivingModule 11: Relapse and Recidivism Prevention: Strategies for a Balanced LifestyleModule 12: Strengthening Ownership of Change: Skills for a Healthy LifestyleSection V: Gender Specific Adaptations for Women in Correctional Settings11. Gender-Responsive and Trauma-Informed Care12. SSC Orientation for Female ClientsReferencesAppendix A: Intake and Admission FormsAppendix B: Driving Assessment SurveyAppendix C: Client Program Response Inventory