A critique of models and measures of treatment readiness in offenders

Mossière, Annik; Serin, Ralph C.

doi:10.1016/j.avb.2014.06.004

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“…Research into motivation and treatment readiness also represent a shift in focus to offender strengths rather than detriments (McMurran & Ward, 2010). Various models of treatment readiness with offenders theorize and illustrate the interplay between motivation for change, as well as effort and engagement in the change process (Mossière & Serin, 2014; McMurran & Ward, 2010).…”

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Validating a Measure of Client Change

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While risk assessment has been most used as an evaluation of which offenders are most likely to re-offend, there are also various models explaining the process of client change which is thought to further describe who is at risk. While elements of change have been validated, there is no one assessment which assesses a client's position in the process of changing from an antisocial offender into a prosocial individual. The current research therefore attempted to validate the Client Change Scale (CCS), which is a theoretically and empirically supported measure for quantifying client change. Parole decision with offenders in the California parole system was used as a proxy measure of recidivism. Results indicated that while the CCS was reliable and correlated with risk, it didn't provide a good model and didn't predict decision independently. Further research is needed to assess the CCS' ability to predict recidivism directly for differing populations. List of Appendices Client Change Scale……………………………………………………………………………112 Historical Risk Management.

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“…Treatment readiness is multidimensional concept encompassing both internal (person) and external (context) elements (Ward, Day, Howells, Birgden, 2004). To increase the likelihood of successful treatment completion, individuals need to be treatment ready, motivated, and engaged with the treatment program components (Mossière & Serin, 2014; Ward et al, 2004). The importance of treatment readiness cannot be underestimated; for many professionals working with criminal justice-involved women, it is challenging to work with those who lack motivation, are non-adherent, or are treatment-resistant (Wong, Gordon, & Gu, 2007).…”

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“…Being able to define and operationalize treatment readiness can help to focus and inform academicians and providers on areas of need to mitigate recidivism. However, there is a lack of consensus regarding measuring treatment readiness due to the lack of a solid theoretical model and the fact that models focus on different key constructs which ultimately influence the measurement (Mossière & Serin, 2014).…”

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“…Other theoretical models and frameworks that relate to treatment readiness include the Transtheoretical Stages of Behavior Change (TTM; Prochaska & DiClemente, 1982) and the Multifactor Offender Readiness Model (MORM) (Mossière & Serin, 2014). While the TTM benefits include its stepwise change model (Prochaska & DiClemente, 1982), change does not occur in a linear process and may not be flexible to change (Drieschner, Lammers & van der Staak, 2004).…”

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Correlates of Treatment Readiness Among Formerly Incarcerated Homeless Women

Nyamathi

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Criminal Justice and Behavior

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Treatment readiness is a key predictor of drug treatment completion, rearrest, and recidivism during community reentry; however, limited data exists among homeless, female ex-offenders (HFOs). The purpose of this study was to present baseline data from a randomized controlled trial of 130 HFOs who had been released from jail or prison. Over half (60.8%) of HFOs had a treatment readiness score of ≥ 40 (n = 79, μ = 40.2, SD = 8.72). Bivariate analyses revealed that methamphetamine use, psychological well-being, and high emotional support were positively associated with treatment readiness. On the other hand, depressive symptomology and depression/anxiety scores were negatively associated with the treatment readiness score. Multiple linear regression revealed that depressive symptomology was negatively associated with treatment readiness (β = −0.377; p = .001). Further analyses revealed that the effect of emotional support on treatment readiness was mediated by depressive symptomatology.

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“…A variety of readiness assessments have been developed from the TTM, such as the Readiness to Change Questionnaire (Rollnick et al, ) and the Violence Risk Scale (Wong and Gordon, ). This model has, however, attracted criticisms in recent years (for a review, see Sutton, ; Casey et al, ; Burrowes and Needs, ; Mossière and Serin, ). Other models such as the Readiness to Change Framework (Burrowes and Needs, ) and Conceptual Model of Treatment Responsivity (Serin and Kennedy, ) not only show similarities to MORM but also, like MORM, they require further validation.…”

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confidence: 99%