Tony Ward

TL;DR: Research and practice in offender treatment readiness and engagement need to be driven in four major ways: the construction of models of engagement that are theoretically based and empirically evidenced that can underpin assessments and treatments, the development of psychometrically robust assessments of treatment readiness, motivation and engagement, and the design, implementation and evaluation of pre-treatment preparation procedures that promote treatment engagement and completion.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present the Judgment Model of Cognitive Distortions (JMCD), a new model of cognitive distortions that spans multiple levels of analysis and contains different types of judgments.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors critically examine both Marlatt's original relapse prevention model and Pithers' application of this perspective to the sexual offending area, and examine the strengths and weaknesses of Pither's approach.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors develop alternative ways of understanding dynamic risk factors and their utility in theory construction and case formulation, and encourage researchers and practitioners to look at the issue from a different viewpoint; one that they hope can help move the sex offender field forward.

TL;DR: The Corrections Victoria Treatment Readiness Questionnaire (VQQQ) as mentioned in this paper is a self-report measure designed to assess treatment readiness in offenders who have been referred to a cognitive skills program.