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SOME BASIC PRINCIPLES OF OFFENDER THERAPY, PART 1

NCJ Number
30208
Journal
International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology Volume: 19 Issue: 1 Dated: (1975) Pages: 11-21
Author(s)
S W ENGEL
Date Published
1975
Length
11 pages
Annotation
FIVE GUIDELINES FOR PROVIDING PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC SERVICES TO PRISON INMATES ARE PRESENTED AND DISCUSSED, INCLUDING STRIVING TO REACH THE SIMPLEST AND MOST ECONOMIC SOLUTION AND TRYING TO REMEDY THE CAUSE OF THE DISTURBANCE.
Abstract
OTHER PRINCIPLES CITED INCLUDE UTILIZATION OF THE THERAPEUTIC TWIN CONCEPT OF WORKING SIMULTANEOUSLY ON THE SOCIAL AND INDIVIDUAL LEVEL, THE AUTONOMOUS SOLUTION OF MAKING THE OFFENDER SELF-RELIANT AND SELF-SUFFICIENT, AND THE FUTURE-ORIENTED APPROACH OF PLANNING AND TREATMENT WHICH AIMS TO ESTABLISH A BALANCE AND TO WITHSTAND STRESS. FOR A GENERAL COMMENTARY ON THESE GUIDELINES, SEE NCJ-30209. --SUMMARY IN ENGLISH, FRENCH, GERMAN, AND SPANISH

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