Changing Offending Behaviour ─ A Handbook of Practical Exercises and Photocopiable Resources for Promoting Positive Change

A one-stop resource of practical exercises for professionals to use in direct work with offenders aged 16+.Changing Offending Behaviour is a guide to the essentials of rehabilitation theory which also equips the reader with ready-to-use photocopiable exercises and activities to help put the theory into practice in rehabilitation work with adult offenders. Drawing on a range of evidence-based methodologies, theories and treatment approaches, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Attachment Theory, Relationally-based Therapies, Social Learning Theory, Motivational Interviewing and the Cycle of Change, this resource provides exercises to increase self-understanding, examine patterns of behaviour, and build empathy and other crucial skills. All the exercises are culturally aware and designed for maximum flexibility to meet different needs and learning styles.Covering must-know theory and packed with practical exercises that work, this is an indispensable resource for probation workers and related professionals.

Clark Baim was a Co-Lead National Trainer for the National Probation Service in England and Wales for 12 years and continues to work internationally as an independent trainer. He is a registered psychotherapist and senior trainer with the British Psychodrama Association, and he is Co-Director of Change Point Ltd., which offers staff training in a wide variety of organizations. He is also Co-Director of the Birmingham Institute for Psychodrama and was the founding Director of Geese Theatre UK, a theatre company which focuses on offender rehabilitation. Clark has published extensively on offender treatment, groupwork methods, psychotherapy, attachment theory, applied theatre and supervision, and is the author of Mindful Co-working, published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. Lydia Guthrie has a long track record of work in the criminal justice and voluntary sectors, working with adults with disabilities and socially excluded young people. After qualifying as a social worker, she worked for the Probation Service from 1998–2009 as a probation officer, group facilitator and senior probation officer. She is Co-Director with Clark Baim of Change Point Ltd., where she works as an independent trainer and consultant specialising in areas of sexual offending and domestic abuse. She also worked for 4 years as a Co-Lead National Trainer for the Sexual Offending Groupwork Programmes run by the National Probation Service.