Group psychotherapy with incarcerated offenders: A research synthesis.

Morgan, Robert D.; Flora, David B.

doi:10.1037/1089-2699.6.3.203

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“…In addition, services should be intensive in nature requiring at least a few months' participation (Gendreau, 1996) as increased treatment dosage results in reduced recidivism (Bourgon & Armstrong, 2005;Wormith & Olver, 2002). Structured interventions result in more positive outcomes (Leak, 1980;Morgan & Flora, 2002), as does the use of homework (Morgan & Flora, 2002) which helps offenders over-learn information and extend learning to the offenders' real world (Morgan, Kroner, & Mills, 2006). Despite the environment, service providers who relate to offenders in interpersonally sensitive and constructive manners achieve better outcomes (Andrews & Bonta, 2006;Skeem, Eno Louden, Polaschek, & Camp, 2007).…”

Section: Treating Criminalnessmentioning

confidence: 99%

Treating offenders with mental illness: A research synthesis.

Morgan¹,

Flora²,

Kroner³

et al. 2011

Law and Human Behavior

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The purpose of this research synthesis was to examine treatment effects across studies of the service providers to offenders with mental illness. Meta-analytic techniques were applied to 26 empirical studies obtained from a review of 12,154 research documents. Outcomes of interest in this review included measures of both psychiatric and criminal functioning. Although metaanalytic results are based on a small sample of available studies, results suggest interventions with offenders with mental illness effectively reduced symptoms of distress, improving offender's ability to cope with their problems, and resulted in improved behavioral markers including institutional adjustment and behavioral functioning. Furthermore, interventions specifically designed to meet the psychiatric and criminal justice needs of offenders with mental illness have shown to produce significant reductions in psychiatric and criminal recidivism. Finally, this review highlighted admission policies and treatment strategies (e.g., use of homework), which produced the most positive benefits. Results of this research synthesis are directly relevant for service providers in both criminal justice and mental health systems (e.g., psychiatric hospitals) as well as community settings by informing treatment strategies for the first time, which are based on empirical evidence. In addition, the implications of these results to policy makers tasked with the responsibility of designating services for this special needs population are highlighted.

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Section: Treating Criminalnessmentioning

confidence: 99%

Treating offenders with mental illness: A research synthesis.

Morgan¹,

Flora²,

Kroner³

et al. 2011

Law and Human Behavior

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“…Homework is common within psychotherapeutic settings (Dattilio, Kazantzis, Shinkfield, & Carr, 2011;Kazantzis & Dattilio, 2010) and homework compliance has been directly associated with treatment outcomes across different client groups (Kazantzis, Whittington, & Dattilio, 2010;Morgan & Flora, 2002). It is odd therefore, that homework compliance or practice was only employed to define engagement in five studies (Baydar et al, 2003;Korfmacher et al, 1998;LeBeau et al, 2013;.…”

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confidence: 99%

Client engagement in psychotherapeutic treatment and associations with client characteristics, therapist characteristics, and treatment factors

Holdsworth

Bowen

Brown

et al. 2014

Clinical Psychology Review

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Client engagement has been associated with positive psychotherapeutic outcomes, yet it is relatively undertheorized. The aims of this review were to establish how client engagement with psychotherapeutic interventions targeting psychological or behavioral change has been operationally defined and assessed, and the associated client characteristics, therapist characteristic, and treatment factors. Seventy-nine studies were selected for review, revealing inconsistent definitions and assessments of engagement and a broad array of client characteristics and treatment factors investigated. Attendance was frequently used as a proxy for engagement, but may not be reliable. Participation or involvement in conjunction with homework compliance which reflects clients' efforts within and between sessions may more reliably reflect engagement. The findings of associations between client characteristics and engagement variables were equivocal, although clients' capacities to address their problems tended to be positively associated with engagement. Nearly all therapist characteristics, particularly therapists' interpersonal skills, and most treatment factors, particularly strengths-based approaches and the therapeutic relationship, were positively associated with engagement. A theory of engagement is needed that characterizes the function and inter-relations of variables across different psychotherapeutic settings.

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“…That is, for both inmates and group therapists, Factor One emphasized self-exploration, Factor Two emphasized group relationship building, and Factor Three emphasized substance abuse issues. Of particular interest regarding group process is that, although structure improves therapeutic progress (Leak, 1980;Morgan & Flora, 2002), the results of this study (as well as Winterowd et al, 2001) highlight the importance of processoriented work from the inmates' and therapists' perspective.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 81%