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Criminal Conduct and Substance Abuse Treatment: Strategies for Self- Improvement and Change (SSC) - Provider’s Guide, 3rd Edition, by Harvey Milkman, Kenneth Wanberg, and Igor Koutsenok, is a cognitive-behavioral treatment curriculum, guided by the sprit and strategies of Motivational Interviewing. The work is intended for clients suffering from co-occurring of substance abuse and criminality. This is the only treatment curriculum to focus specifically on this population and the intersection of substance abuse and criminal behavior. It is a 52-week program aimed at justice-involved individuals, in prisons, outpatient treatment, and residential treatment programs. The program is evidence-based, shown to have effective treatment outcomes when the entire program is delivered as prescribed. This 3rd edition Provider’s Guide of SSC focuses on guiding individuals with co-occurring substance use and criminal conduct to take ownership of their change process. The SSC treatment curriculum evokes participant’s personal motivations for modifying problem-oriented thinking and behaviors (toward others, themselves and their community). It provides change tools for participants in group and individual therapy. The Provider′s Guide is intended for the counselor or mental health professional delivering or overseeing treatment for justice- involved /substance abuse clients. It contains a wealth of research on criminality, relapse prevention, and substance abuse treatment. It is also essential for providers who deliver treatment in group or individual format, using the SSC Participant′s Workbook. It provides detailed information on how to most effectively deliver each of the treatment sessions as presented in the SSC Participant’s Workbook.

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Author:   Harvey B. Milkman ,  Igor Koutsenok ,  Kenneth W. Wanberg
Publisher:   SAGE Publications Inc
Imprint:   SAGE Publications Inc
Edition:   3rd Revised edition
Weight:   1.240kg
ISBN:  

9781412990660

ISBN 10:   1412990661
Pages:   496
Publication Date:   02 December 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Section I: Motivational Interviewing 1. Motivational Interviewing a Core Communication Style 2. Blending Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Section II: The Treatment Platform 3. Core Strategies and Conceptual Framework for Criminal Conduct and Substance Abuse Treatment 4. The Therapeutic Relationship and Motivational Enhancement 5. Treatment Phases: Facilitating Learning, Growth and Change 6. Cognitive-Behavioral Approach as the Platform for Change 7. Relapse and Recidivism Prevention Section III: Operational Guidelines 8. Perspectives on The Strategies and Components of a Standardized and Evidenced-Based Assessment Program 9. Methods and Skills for Effective Program Delivery 10. Social and Community Responsibility Therapy (SCRT) Section IV: The Treatment Curriculum Phase I: Challenge to Change: Building Knowledge and Skills for Responsible Living Module 1: Orientation: How this Program Works Module 2: Cognitive-Behavioral Approach to Change and Responsible Living Module 3: Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Use Patterns and Outcomes Module 4: Understanding and Changing Criminal Thinking and Behavior Module 5: Sharing and Listening: Communication Pathways to Self-Awareness and Other-Awareness Module 6: Understanding and Preventing Relapse and Recidivism Module 7: Steps, Stages and Skills for Self-Improvement and Change Phase II: Commitment to Change - Strengthening Skills for Self-Improvement, Change, and Responsible Living Module 8. Mental Self-Control: Managing Thoughts and Emotions Module 9: Social and Relationship Skill Building Module 10: Skills in Social and Community Responsibility Phase III: Ownership of Change - Lifestyle Balance and Healthy Living Module 11: Relapse and Recidivism Prevention: Strategies for a Balanced Lifestyle Module 12: Strengthening Ownership of Change: Skills for a Healthy Lifestyle Section V: Gender Specific Adaptations for Women in Correctional Settings 11. Gender-Responsive and Trauma-Informed Care 12. SSC Orientation for Female Clients References Appendix A: Intake and Admission Forms Appendix B: Driving Assessment Survey Appendix C: Client Program Response Inventory

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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. 

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