BEHAVIORAL TECHNIQUES FOR SOCIOPATHIC CLIENTS

• NCJ Number: 26228
• Journal: Federal Probation Volume: 39 Issue: 1 Dated: (MARCH 1975) Pages: 3-11
• Author(s): R R PARLOUR
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 9 pages
• Corporate Author: Administrative Office of the United States Courts
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

A DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL SPECIFIC BEHAVIORAL TECHNIQUES THAT CAN BE USED AS A SUPPLEMENT TO THE USUAL CORRECTIONAL COUNSELING PROCEDURES, WITH A REVIEW OF TWO CASES HANDLED USING THESE TECHNIQUES.

Abstract

THE AUTHOR FIRST DISCUSSES THE VALUE OF AVERSIVE TREATMENT (PUNISHMENT) AND THE ADVANTAGES OF USING BEHAVIORAL TECHNIQUES IN COUNSELING. AMONG THE BEHAVIORORIENTED TECHNIQUES OUTLINED IN THIS ARTICLE ARE RESPONSIBILITY THERAPY IN WHICH CLIENTS RECOGNISE THEIR PROBLEMS AND DEVELOP NEW HABITS; CONTRACT PSYCHOLOGY; AND GRADED PRIVILEGE AND RESPONSIBILITY, BASED ON THE CLIENT'S SUCCESS IN MEETING TREATMENT COMMITMENTS.