Changing Substance Abuse and Criminal Behavior Through Therapeutic Relationships

• Main Author: Benveniste, Debra H. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2016.
• Subjects: Psychology.; Rehabilitation.; Psychotherapy.; Counseling.; Personality.; Social psychology.; Forensic psychology.; Psychotherapy and Counseling.; Forensic Psychology.; Personality and Social Psychology.

This book approaches the treatment process from a new and yet old perspective. Eleven men who successfully desisted from substance abuse and offending were interviewed to determine how their significant therapeutic relationships facilitated this life change. Data is integrated with a new psychodynam...