Release & Reintegration Preparation : Mapping a Life of Recovery & Freedom for Chemically Dependent Criminal Offenders (2 Revised edition)

Give clients straight talk about what to expect after their release and how they can stay drug-free and crime-free. About the second edition of A New DirectionWe are proud to introduce the second edition of A New Direction.

Hazelden's pioneering treatment program specifically for criminal justice professionals is now better than ever!With a streamlined format, updated information, and an affordable price, this revised version of A New Direction is sure to make a positive impact in your residential substance abuse treatment program or with any of your law-involved clients. A New Direction is a comprehensive cognitive-behavioural therapy treatment program that trains chemically dependent offenders to challenge their thinking in order to change their criminal and addictive behaviour patterns:real inmates tell the real story about recovering from a life of addiction and crimecognitive-behavioural approach helps inmates see how their attitudes and assumptions fuel destructive behavioursmodular structure allows for easy customisation to meet individual, facility, and budget needscan be wholly implemented as a new program or implemented in part to enhance your existing programfeatures built-in tools for measuring outcomesprovides framework for standardised treatment from facility to facilitySix ModulesA New Direction consists of six core modules: Intake & Orientation, Criminal & Addictive Thinking, Drug & Alcohol Education, Socialization, Relapse Prevention, and Release & Reintegration Preparation.

Each module features videos, client workbooks, and facilitator's guides. Expanded Release and Reintegration Preparation ModuleNow included in the Release and Reintegration Preparation module is Hazelden's groundbreaking video The Turning Point: Breaking the Cycle of Addiction and Incarceration.

The addition of this poignant video brings new depth to this important module. About the New Streamlined FormatYou no longer need to decide between the ""long term"" version versus the ""short term"" version of this popular program.

The new streamlined version makes implementation easier than ever. TrainingYou can implement A New Direction with ease.

Hazelden offers training on many products to help you develop an in-depth understanding of the program and its components and to create a long-term plan for your implementation.

A New Direction outcome survey files are in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format and require that Adobe Acrobat Reader be installed on your computer.