To prepare for this Assignment:
- Review the article "Systemic Issues and Correctional Outcomes: Expanding the Scope of Correctional Psychology" in this week's Learning Resources. Focus on forensic treatment setting issues. Note the various external dimensions of forensic treatment for each setting.
- Review Chapter 12 in the textbook Correctional Counseling and Treatment. Briefly discuss the origins of group counseling. Next identify and briefly discuss 2 benefits and 2 disadvantages of group counseling. Finally review the stages of the group development process.
- Select two forensic treatment settings to compare in this assignment.
- Select two of the following external dimensions of forensic treatment settings to use in your comparison: social support, available resources, access to treatment, and/or challenges to practice.
- Think about the similarities and differences between the settings in terms of external dimensions of forensic treatment settings.
The assignment (1–2 pages):
- Identify the two forensic settings and the two external dimensions of forensic treatment you selected.
- Compare (similarities and differences) the settings in terms of the external dimensions of forensic treatment settings you selected.
- Explain at least one conclusion you drew or insight you gained as a result of your comparison.
Support your Assignment with specific references to all resources used in its preparation. You are asked to provide a reference list only for those resources not included in the Learning Resources for this course.