The Utility of the Trans-Theoretical Model of Behavior Change in the Treatment of Sex Offenders

Tierney, David W.; McCabe, Marita P.

doi:10.1007/s11194-005-4602-1

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“…The metric for assessing treatment change and risk reduction on the VRS is presented in the "Method" section. The TM conceptualization of treatment change has been applied to other forensic populations including domestically violent offenders (Levesque, Gelles, & Velicer, 2000), young offenders (Hemphill & Howell, 2000;Willoughby & Perry, 2002), and sexual offenders (Olver et al, 2007;Tierney & McCabe, 2005). A description of the static and dynamic predictors and a more detailed description of the VRS are provided elsewhere (Wong & Gordon, 2006; also see Olver & Wong, in press, for a more detailed discussion of the modified application of the TM and responses to recent critique of the TM).…”

Section: Linking Assessment and Treatment: The Violence Risk Scalementioning

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The Violence Risk Scale

Lewis¹,

2012

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The Violence Risk Scale (VRS) uses ratings of static and dynamic risk predictors to assess violence risk, identify targets for treatment, and assess changes in risk following treatment. The VRS was rated pre- and posttreatment on a sample of 150 males, mostly high-risk violent offenders many with psychopathic personality traits. These individuals attended a high-intensity institution-based cognitive-behavioral-oriented violence reduction treatment program in Canada and were then followed up for approximately 5 years postrelease to determine court adjudicated community violent recidivism. VRS scores significantly predicted violent recidivism. Measurements of risk reduction using dynamic VRS predictors were significantly correlated with reduction of violent recidivism after controlling for various potential confounds. The results suggest that, in a high-risk group of offenders with significant psychopathic traits, the VRS demonstrated predictive validity and the dynamic predictors can be used to assess treatment progress, which is linked to a specific criterion variable, thus, fulfilling the criteria for causal dynamic predictors set forth by Kraemer et al.

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Section: Linking Assessment and Treatment: The Violence Risk Scalementioning

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The Violence Risk Scale

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2012

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“…This model, which is widely used in changing health‐related behaviors (Casey, Day & Howells, 2005), conceives the process of behavioral change as comprising five stages with identifiable goals that must be attained in order to instigate, consolidate, and maintain the desired change: pre‐contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, and maintenance. The transtheoretical model has been shown to be useful when incorporated into the treatment of a range of problem behaviors, including sex offending (e.g., Tierney & McCabe, 2005), addictions (DiClemente, 2003) and domestic violence (Begun, Shelley, Strodthoff & Short, 2001). The model was originally developed for addictive or habitual behaviors that usually have a high observable frequency that enables close monitoring of progress.…”

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Management and treatment of stalkers: Problems, options, and solutions

MacKenzie¹,

James²

2011

Behavioral Sci & The Law

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Legal sanctions alone are often ineffective in preventing stalking because, in the absence of treatment, the fundamental problems driving the stalker remain unresolved. Criminal justice interventions can be problematic because of difficulties in framing anti-stalking legislation and inconsistencies in their application. Civil remedies in the form of restraining orders may be ineffective or counterproductive. Treatment of stalkers involves pharmacotherapy when mental illness is present, but the mainstays of treatment for non-psychotic stalkers are programmes of psychological intervention. These depend on accurate assessment of the risks inherent in stalking and on the identification of psychological deficits, needs, and responsivity factors specific to the individual. Treatment can then be tailored to suit the stalker, thereby enhancing therapeutic efficacy. Developing a framework for identifying the risk factors and shaping the delivery of treatment is crucial. Two service innovations developed specifically to work with stalkers are presented as options to overcome current management deficiencies.

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“…Some scholars believe that teenagers' tness behavior is affected by such factors as the environment (such as weather), socialization (such as imitation), cognition (such as attitude), physiological state (such as physical tness), and individual (such as the economy). These factors have been developed into theories and strategies to explain and change tness behavior [11]. Among them, the transtheoretical model (TTM) believes that the tness exercise behavior is not all-or-nothing but a continuous change, and the lower tness exercise behavior is caused by the higher self-conscious barrier (cons) and lower self-e cacy in the early stage of thinking.…”

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The “Integration Of Sports And Medicine” To Promote The Change Of Adolescent Sports Behavior: Application Based On TTM

Zhang,

Yang,

Liu

et al. 2024

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Background Currently, sports related sudden death accidents have occurred frequently among Chinese teenagers due to insufficient physical exercise, resulting in a decline in physical fitness. Therefore, in the context of the "Healthy China 2030" strategic outline, it is urgent to solve the physical health problems of teenagers and promote their lifelong fitness habits.Method Through collecting relevant research documents and based on the transtheoretical model (TTM), this study focuses on the current situation, impact path, coping strategies, processes, and other issues of Chinese teenagers' fitness behavior, and constructs a model framework of "integration of sports and medicine" to promote the formation of teenagers' sports behavior.Results The study pointed out that the development of adolescent sports behavior requires schools, communities, and medical and health institutions to adopt integrated intervention measures, with "3 (sports knowledge and concepts, healthy lifestyle and behavior, sports skills training) + 6 (safety and first aid, scientific health concept, health information, infectious disease prevention, chronic disease prevention, basic medical treatment)" as the main content of the health fitness evaluation system, Only by designing a diversified intervention plan that conforms to the sports stage of each teenager can we successfully promote individual sports behavior to develop in a regular direction.Conclusions Guided by a cross theoretical model and starting from biomedical and non medical health interventions, the "integration of sports and medicine" intervention model can effectively integrate the health resources of adolescents, promote the development of extracurricular sports activities in schools, and improve their fitness behavior.

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The Utility of the Trans-Theoretical Model of Behavior Change in the Treatment of Sex Offenders

Cited by 5 publications

References 33 publications

The Violence Risk Scale

The Violence Risk Scale

Management and treatment of stalkers: Problems, options, and solutions

The “Integration Of Sports And Medicine” To Promote The Change Of Adolescent Sports Behavior: Application Based On TTM

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