Implementation of a Contingency Management-Based Intervention in a Community Supervision Setting: Clinical Issues and Recommendations

• NCJ Number: 237588
• Journal: Journal of Offender Rehabilitation Volume: 50 Issue: 5 Dated: July 2011 Pages: 235-251
• Author(s): Adria J. Trotman; Faye S. Taxman
• Date Published: 2011
• Length: 17 pages
• Grant Number(s): R01 073010
• Sponsoring Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This article discusses the implementation of a cognitive-behaviorally based substance abuse treatment program.

Abstract

A cognitive-behaviorally based substance abuse treatment program was implemented within a community supervision setting. This program included a goals group that used a contingency management component and included the probation agent as a part of the treatment. In this article, the authors describe the contingency management component of the treatment and discuss, in detail, issues that arose throughout the course of the study. Possible causes and solutions to the issues are discussed from a contingency management perspective that can result in improved reinforcements to achieve better probationer outcomes. (Published Abstract)