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Author:   Jack Bush ,  Daryl M. Harris ,  Richard J. Parker (Griffith University)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   0.376kg
ISBN:  

9780470974810

ISBN 10:   0470974818
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   13 May 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface ix Acknowledgements xi Introduction 1 Understanding Offending Behavior 1 Hard-Core 5 Cognitive Self Change 9 A Human Connection 12 Phenomenology and Self]reports: Some Preliminary Comments about Method 14 Summary of Chapters 16 1 The Idea of Criminal Thinking 25 Ellis, Beck, and Antisocial Schemas 33 Psychopathology or Irresponsibility 39 An Alternative Point of View 44 2 Offenders Speak their Minds 48 Seven Male Offenders 49 Three Young Women 58 Three Violent Mental Health Patients 62 Two Problematic Groups 64 Three British Gang Members 72 Conclusions and Interpretations 75 3 Cognitive–Emotional–Motivational Structure 78 The Idea of Conscious Agency: a Likely Story 79 Will and Volition, Self and Self]interest 82 The Model 85 Basic Outlaw Logic: Learning the Rewards of Criminal Thinking 89 Variations of Criminal Thinking 92 Conclusions and Implications 94 4 Supportive Authority and the Strategy of Choices 97 The Problem of Engagement 97 Conditions of Communication and Engagement 99 Supportive Authority 102 Rethinking Correctional Treatment 109 The Strategy of Choices 109 Final Comments 115 5 Cognitive Self Change 118 Four Basic Steps 121 Collaboration and the Strategy of Choices 139 Brief Notes on Program Delivery: Group Size, Duration and Intensity, Facilitator Qualifications and Training 141 6 Extended Applications of Supportive Authority 145 Why Offenders Need Help 145 Not Either/Or: Some Promising Examples 146 The System as the Intervention: Some Recent Examples 152 Supportive Authority, Revisited 157 An Idealistic Proposal (with modest expectations) 159 7 How We Know: Some Observations about Evidence 162 Introduction 162 Cognitive Self Change 164 The Significance of Subjectivity 165 Science and Subjectivity 169 Bibliography 175 Index 183

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JACK BUSH is the author of several correctional treatment programs, including Thinking for a Change (with Juliana Taymans and Barry Glick, National Institute of Corrections, 1997) and Decision Points (with Juliana Taymans, Charles Robinson, and Steve Swisher, 2014). He has developed and delivered Cognitive Self Change in several jurisdictions in America, the UK, Europe, and Australia. DARYL M. HARRIS has worked with offenders within secure and community criminal justice and mental health systems. He has co-authored, managed, and delivered a range of accredited interventions. This has included supporting the implementation and delivery of Cognitive Self Change in Australia and the UK. Daryl is currently employed as a Clinical Psychologist by the Department of Forensic Psychiatry within the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, Wales; and is the Clinical Lead for the Wales Offender Personality Disorder Pathway. RICHARD J. PARKER has worked with a range of jurisdictions in Australia with a wide range of offenders, including both adults and juveniles. He introduced Cognitive Self Change to Australia and has designed and implemented programs for sexual offenders, violent offenders, and substance abusers.

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