I Suppose every digger has at one time or another yearned for a potoscope or dreamed of an archaeologicallyrendowed hazel bush whose twigs would tug and dip to well-stocked graves. But if such sure-fire indicators existed, I doubt if fieldwork would be as much fun as it is. Would fishing have quite the same lure if every cast brought a strike? For better or worse, archaeology is a great gamble; each new site offers unlimited possibilities of surprise. So although the introductions to our reports often let it be inferred that our finds have been the result of keen scientific foresight, very few excavations, I imagine, turn out as we expect them to. It was certainly that way at Kaminaljuyu.
Group-based interventions are widely used as the preferred method for the treatment of sexual offenders. However, little attention has been given to the vital interpersonal processes within groups, which contribute to their therapeutic effect. This paper describes specific principles and techniques of group therapy that will help sex offender treatment practitioners take full advantage of this unique modality and thereby maximize the positive impact of treatment. In contrast to an individual-focused style that characterizes many sex offender treatment groups, group-focused interventions involve all group members and use the social/relational energy that is essential to the group modality.
This research study compared the efficacy of three treatment methodologies for adolescent males in residential treatment with conduct disorders and/or personality dysfunctions and documented problems with physical and sexual aggression. The results showed that Mode Deactivation Therapy, an advanced form of cognitive behavioral therapy based on Beck's theory of modes, was superior to traditional Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Social Skills Therapy in reducing both physical and sexual aggression. At the same time, Mode Deactivation Therapy was the only treatment of the three that significantly reduced sexual aggression for these youth.
The field of domestic violence has concentrated its theories, research, and treatment methods on the male-female dimensions of the problem. However, male-male issues also play a crucial role.The authors explain how traditional male socialization and rigid sex role stereotyping can have emotional and behavioral consequences that are displaced onto male-female relationships. In particular, "humiliation" is a potent and pervasive social mechanism that dominates male psychology, causing multiple problems in male self-esteem and interpersonal relations. Humiliation is the social form of shame and is deeply rooted in the same-sex relations of childhood groups, rituals of passage, and problematic relationships with father figures.
This study presents the long-term outcomes of a continuum of care program for co-occurring psychiatric disabilities and chemical dependency that has been recognized as a best practice model by the American Psychological Association's Committee for the Advancement of Professional Practice's Task Force on Serious Mental Illness and Severe Emotional Disturbance (APA/CAPP, 2007). Since publication of the initial positive outcomes for 18 men in 2002, this innovative recovery program continued to successfully reintegrate a total of 91 men and women with severe co-occurring disabilities who had been acquitted of violent crimes by reason of insanity (NGRI). This follow-up study showed continued positive outcomes for an additional 73 program graduates in terms of non-reoffending, psychiatric stability, substance abuse abstinence, stable housing and meaningful activity. In contrast to other studies that have applied Assertive Community Treatment and Intensive Case Management to populations with forensic issues and failed to reduce criminal recidivism, this continuum of care recovery model had strong results in preventing criminal recidivism in addition to achieving improved mental health, abstinence and quality of life.
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