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Behavior
Researchers at University of Saskatchewan target behavior
August 30th, 2008
"Imprisoned sexual offenders undergoing treatment are expected to deduce and follow a treatment schema constructed on the foundations of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). A key element of their treatment program is the presentation of a core narrative, their autobiography, to treatment staff and peers," scientists in Saskatoon, Canada report. "Examining this form of prison-based treatment through the lens of narrative theory, I argue that the autobiographies and other stories that are developed and performed as part of this treatment process are largely the product of the imposition of this treatment schema in combination with dynamic group processes. Ironically, the...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-08-30)
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