Videos
See videos that explore and illustrate the concepts in the book.
Video 1. Correctional Counseling: Interviews with Counselors
Many students are interested in a career as a correctional counselor but wonder what the job is really like. In this video, you’ll be introduced to five correctional counselors and learn about what it is like to work in the field of correctional rehabilitation and treatment.
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Video 2. Women’s Risk Needs Assessment
Offender assessment classification is the cornerstone to effective treatment. Actuarial risk/need assessments are used to drive case planning and correctional treatment. In this video you’ll see a correctional counselor conduct the Women’s Risk Needs Assessment, a gender-responsive risk needs assessment, with a female inmate at a correctional facility.
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Video 3. Cognitive Group Session: Thinking for a Change Example
Thinking for a Change is a cognitive behavioral program designed to teach offenders to recognize antisocial thoughts and behaviors and replace those with prosocial thoughts and behaviors. This video shows an example of a group counseling session in which offenders are working through some of the material in the Thinking for a Change curriculum. To learn more about this particular program go to: http://nicic.gov/t4c.
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Video 4. Individual Counseling Session
Correctional counselors are responsible for conducting individual counseling sessions with offenders. In this video you’ll see a counselor working with an incarcerated female offender. As you watch this video, think about the unique needs of female offenders that were discussed in the chapter. Which needs does this offender discuss?
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Video 5. Case Management Session
In this video you’ll see a brief case management session between a correctional counselor and an incarcerated offender. Follow along with the sample case plan in the book and see how the counselor works through the document. What areas does the counselor focus on? What techniques does she use to help motivate the offender toward change? How does she handle the client’s resistance to treatment?
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Video 6. Guiding the Field: Blending Research and Practice
In this video you’ll be introduced to a correctional practitioner turned researcher. In this interview she discusses the development of her career and the importance of using research and theory to inform practices in the field.
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