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Panel Discussions

Criminal Justice / Forensics

Beyond Recidivism: Innovations in CBT to Promote Successful and Sustained Community Participation for Justice-Involved Individuals Reentering Society

Panel Discussion 39 - Beyond Recidivism: Innovations in CBT to Promote Successful and Sustained Community Participation for Justice-involved Individuals Reentering Society

Sunday, November 17, 2024
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM EST
Location: Grand Ballroom C, Level 5, Downtown Marriott
Earn 1.5 Credit
Keywords: Criminal Justice, Cognitive Therapy, Community-Based
Recommended Readings: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/this-therapy-helps-formerly-incarcerated-people-return-to-society/,   https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/recovery-oriented-cognitive-therapy-a-game-changer-for-justice-involved-individuals,  

  • Tomlinson, M. F. (2018). A theoretical and empirical review of dialectical behavior therapy within forensic psychiatric and correctional settings worldwide. The International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, 17(1), 72–95. https://doi.org/10.1080/14999013.2017.1416003

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Cognitive behavioral interventions are an empirically-supported, gold standard approach to treatment of persons involved with the criminal legal system. This panel will focus on innovations in CBT that consider the unique needs of individuals post-incarceration or undergoing community supervision and foster strengths-based empowering techniques to reduce recidivism and facilitate living meaningful lives after justice-involvement. 
The panel will be framed as a paradigm shift towards person-centered, strengths-based approaches for community-based and reentry-targeted interventions. Panelists Arnold and Pinto will illustrate this by describing a strengths-based, Recovery-Oriented Cognitive Therapy (CT-R) group—provided in jail and in the community—for empowering individuals through the challenges of reentry. Next, panelists Heilbrun and Zapotocky will discuss a successful CBT group for individuals participating in a federal reentry court, including recent adaptations to enhance group engagement and completion rates. Panelists King and Vora will then discuss a pilot DBT telehealth program for individuals also participating in reentry courts, emphasizing the potential of DBT for facilitating reentry and stimulating training, and utility of telehealth to decrease barriers to accessing CBT. Finally, moderator Grant will engage all panelists in a discussion of lessons learned, sharing wisdom and know-how, and considering next steps on the frontier of innovating more and more effective CBT-based reentry practices.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this session, the learner will be able to:
  1. Describe three ways CBT interventions been adapted for individuals reentering society after a period of incarceration.
  2. Name three benefits to the use of Recovery-Oriented Cognitive Therapy for justice-involved individuals.
  3. Discuss two ways to use innovations to CBT to enhance engagement and participation in community-based reentry programs.
  4. State two benefits to using DBT for justice-involved individuals entering the community after incarceration.
  5. Consider three future directions for continuing to adapt CBT approaches for justice-involved individuals to improve outcomes and quality of life.