Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of Forensic Psychology
- The Cambridge Handbook of Forensic Psychology
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Forensic psychology:
- Part I Psychological underpinnings
- Part II Assessments
- Part III Interventions
- 3.1 Child sexual abuse
- 3.2 Clinical relevance of restorative justice
- 3.3 Crisis negotiation
- 3.4 Parenting programmes
- 3.5 Preventing delinquency and later criminal offending
- 3.6 Programmed interventions for offenders
- 3.7 Rediscovering recovery and rehabilitation in drug and alcohol services
- 3.8 Rehabilitation of offenders
- 3.9 Risk management
- 3.10 Suicide in prisons
- 3.11 Therapeutic communities
- 3.12 Treatment of sexual offenders
- 3.13 Rehabilitating violent offenders
- 3.14 Victims of terrorism
- Part IV Psychology and criminal behaviour
- Part V Psychology and civil law
- Part VI Special topics
- Part VII Professional practice
- Part VIII Research practice
- Author index
- Subject index
3.7 - Rediscovering recovery and rehabilitation in drug and alcohol services
from Part III - Interventions
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 July 2010
Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of Forensic Psychology
- The Cambridge Handbook of Forensic Psychology
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Forensic psychology:
- Part I Psychological underpinnings
- Part II Assessments
- Part III Interventions
- 3.1 Child sexual abuse
- 3.2 Clinical relevance of restorative justice
- 3.3 Crisis negotiation
- 3.4 Parenting programmes
- 3.5 Preventing delinquency and later criminal offending
- 3.6 Programmed interventions for offenders
- 3.7 Rediscovering recovery and rehabilitation in drug and alcohol services
- 3.8 Rehabilitation of offenders
- 3.9 Risk management
- 3.10 Suicide in prisons
- 3.11 Therapeutic communities
- 3.12 Treatment of sexual offenders
- 3.13 Rehabilitating violent offenders
- 3.14 Victims of terrorism
- Part IV Psychology and criminal behaviour
- Part V Psychology and civil law
- Part VI Special topics
- Part VII Professional practice
- Part VIII Research practice
- Author index
- Subject index
Summary
This chapter outlines some of the complex issues underpinning rehabilitation and recovery as these terms apply within the substance misuse domain. Research within the drug and alcohol field has demonstrated that with the right services in place it is possible to address individuals' substance abuse needs. With regard to the treatment of individuals with an alcohol problem, the UK Alcohol Treatment Trial (UKATT) has identified the effectiveness of both social behaviour / network therapy and motivational enhancement in reducing individuals' drinking. Research within the alcohol field has also shown that even relatively brief interventions can have a positive impact on reducing levels of alcohol consumption on the part of those who have developed an alcohol problem. Research has shown that those drug users prescribed heroin have reduced risk behaviour, increased social inclusion, lower levels of criminality and increased likelihood of remaining in contact with services.
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- The Cambridge Handbook of Forensic Psychology , pp. 393 - 399Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2010