Criminal Conduct and Substance Abuse Treatment - The Provider's Guide
Strategies for Self-Improvement and Change; Pathways to Responsible Living

Third Edition

Harvey B. Milkman - Metropolitan State College of Denver, USA
Igor Koutsenok - University of California San Diego, CA, USA
Kenneth W. Wanberg

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Corrections/Penology | Professional Issues (General) | Substance Abuse Counselling

November 2025 | 496 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc

The Third Edition of Criminal Conduct and Substance Abuse Treatment is a comprehensive guide designed to address the unique challenges faced by judicial clients. It is a pioneering work that advocates for a shift from the traditional egocentric therapeutic paradigm to a sociocentric approach, emphasizing the importance of social responsibility and community care.

Authors Harvey B. Milkman, Igor Koutsenok, and Kenneth W. Wanberg integrate the principles of Motivational Interviewing and Social and Community Responsibility Therapy (SCRT) with evidence-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) lessons. The book provides a holistic framework for understanding and treating antisocial behaviors and substance abuse, focusing not just on preventing maladaptive behaviors but also on fostering positive motivation, meaning, and social responsibility in all aspects of clients' lives.

Section I: Motivational Interviewing

1. Motivational Interviewing a Core Communication Style

2. Blending Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment

Section II: The Treatment Platform

3. Core Strategies and Conceptual Framework for Criminal Conduct and Substance Abuse Treatment

4. The Therapeutic Relationship and Motivational Enhancement

5. Treatment Phases: Facilitating Learning, Growth and Change

6. Cognitive-Behavioral Approach as the Platform for Change

7. Relapse and Recidivism Prevention

Section III: Operational Guidelines

8. Perspectives on The Strategies and Components of a Standardized and Evidenced-Based Assessment Program

9. Methods and Skills for Effective Program Delivery

10. Social and Community Responsibility Therapy (SCRT)

Section IV: The Treatment Curriculum

Phase I: Challenge to Change: Building Knowledge and Skills for Responsible Living

Module 1: Orientation: How this Program Works

Module 2: Cognitive-Behavioral Approach to Change and Responsible Living

Module 3: Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Use Patterns and Outcomes

Module 4: Understanding and Changing Criminal Thinking and Behavior

Module 5: Sharing and Listening: Communication Pathways to Self-Awareness and Other-Awareness

Module 6: Understanding and Preventing Relapse and Recidivism

Module 7: Steps, Stages and Skills for Self-Improvement and Change

Phase II: Commitment to Change - Strengthening Skills for Self-Improvement, Change, and Responsible Living

Module 8. Mental Self-Control: Managing Thoughts and Emotions

Module 9: Social and Relationship Skill Building

Module 10: Skills in Social and Community Responsibility

Phase III: Ownership of Change - Lifestyle Balance and Healthy Living

Module 11: Relapse and Recidivism Prevention: Strategies for a Balanced Lifestyle

Module 12: Strengthening Ownership of Change: Skills for a Healthy Lifestyle

Section V: Gender Specific Adaptations for Women in Correctional Settings

11. Gender-Responsive and Trauma-Informed Care

12. SSC Orientation for Female Clients

References

Appendix A: Intake and Admission Forms

Appendix B: Driving Assessment Survey

Appendix C: Client Program Response Inventory

Milkman and Wanberg's program rests upon the best that science has to offer. Once this workbook stimulates change, it pays attention to the principles of relapse prevention that will help young people stay changed - and this is the litmus test for any treatment program that targets behavioral problems.

Dr. Howard J. Shaffer

Ph.D., C.A.S. , Director & Associate Professor, Division on Addictions, Harvard Medical School Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Pathways to Self-Discovery and Change is the most comprehensive and thoughtful program we have seen to help at-risk youth gain freedom from crime and drugs and develop attitudes and skills to lead productive prosocial lives.

G. Alan Marlatt, Ph.D. and George A. Parks, Ph.D.

Addictive Behaviors Research Center, University of Washington

This exceptional and widely needed program shows great promise as a developmentally appropriate treatment model for adolescents who manifest co-occurring disturbances with substance abuse and criminal activity. It is uniquely designed to interest and engage high-risk teenagers in a thoughtful array of cognitive-behavioral restructuring exercises that are geared to promote fulfilling and responsible life choices.

Lloyd I. Sederer

MD, Formerly Director of Clinical Services, American Psychiatric Association, and Medical Director , McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School

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