Assignment 1: Theoretical Approaches to Understanding and Treating Offenders' Behavior

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In the role of a forensic counselor, you will be charged with subscribing to a particular theory to guide your practice. Some of the most well-known theoretical approaches to treatment are psychodynamic, humanistic, cognitive behavioral, and client centered.

For this assignment, complete the following:

  • Choose and analyze an approach to counseling forensic clients.
  • Include a discussion of the basic tenets of the approach you have selected and also include the curative factors of this approach.
  • Describe the effectiveness of their use with the forensic population.
  • Include your rationale for choosing this approach.

Post your response in a minimum of 400–500 words.

All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources.

Your responses to your classmates should rely upon at least two sources from additional professional literature. Professional literature may include the Argosy University online library resources, relevant textbooks, peer-reviewed journal articles, and websites created by professional organizations, agencies, or institutions (.edu, .org, and .gov).

Submission Details:

  • By the due date assigned, post your responses to this Discussion Area.
  • Through the end of the module, respond to more than two of your classmates' posts that differ from your opinion. While responding, compare the similarities and differences between what you have constructed and what your classmates have.
Discussion Grading TableMaximum Points
Quality of initial posting, including fulfillment of assignment

16

Quality of responses to classmates

12

Frequency of responses to classmates

4

Reference to supporting readings and other materials

4

Language and grammar

4

Total:

40

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Running head: FORENSIC COUNSELING

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Forensic Counseling
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FORENSIC COUNSELING

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Approaches to Understanding and Treating Offenders' Behavior
Forensic counseling involves the process of providing advices and guidance to inmates
who are serving their jail term in correctional facilities or in probation facilities. Through the
process of offering counseling services to inmates, they also analyze and examine their progress
and report to the authorities of the correctional facility. The cognitive behavior approach is one
of the common approaches used by forensic counselors. The cognitive approach was designed by
Aaron Beck, an American professor and it focuses on altering how inmates think, their overall
feelings and behavior (Lowenhaupt, 2009). The approach emphasizes ...


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