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1. Beyond Recidivism: Measuring Community Adjustments of Conditionally Released Insanity Acquitees.

Author

Wiederanders, Mark A. and Choate, Paul A.

Abstract

An instrument was developed to assess the community functioning of released insanity acquitees using items from previous scales and some original items. Preliminary results with samples from 254 to 1,187 subjects indicate that the developed questionnaire compares favorably in reliability with existing instruments. (SLD)

Published
1994

3. Effects of Conceptual System and Quality of Feedback on Voluntary Task Persistence

Author

Wiederanders, Mark R. and Harvey, O. J.

Abstract

College students' willingness to persist in a learning activity was studied in relation to personal versus impersonal methods of feedback. The 80 subjects represented four different belief systems, according to Harvey's This I Believe Test. Mechanized teaching aids were not conducive to persistence for all types of students. (GDC)

Published
1977

4. Teachers Guide (Modules 1-5) for the Job Survival Skills Curriculum.

Author

California State Dept. of the Youth Authority, Sacramento. and Wiederanders, Mark

Abstract

Designed for use with youth offenders, this teacher's guide contains five modules on job survival skills. The module titles include the following: (1) motivation/orientation to job survival skills, (2) matching values, skills, and interests to jobs, (3) job seeking skills, (4) job getting skills, and (5) job maintaining skills. the first part of the guide lists the student performance objectives for each module. The second part contains module performance record sheets to be used to record student achievement of each module's performance objectives. The third part provides daily lesson plans (three to twenty days for each module). In addition to the lesson plans, a list of materials and equipment needed, performance objectives, teacher preparation activities, and handouts (e.g., worksheets) are provided. (JH)

Published
1978

5. Job Survival Skills of Youthful Offenders: A Needs Assessment and Curriculum Development Project. Final Report.

Author

California State Dept. of the Youth Authority, Sacramento. and Wiederanders, Mark R.

Abstract

The purpose of this project was to assess needs in job survival skills of those persons released from California Youth Authority incarceration and then to develop and field-test a curriculum to upgrade the skills which appear weakest. Interviews of a representative sample of 145 parolees were conducted. Findings include some of the following: over 90 percent had found work during the first year of parole, but jobs were lost or given up very rapidly; typically, jobs were low-paying and required few skills; about 30 percent had been fired from at least one job, and 66 percent had quit at least one job; and problems in interpersonal relationships on the job were related both to being fired from a job and to quitting. These findings were used to develop a high-activity, low reading level course consisting of five modules: (1) motivation and orientation to job survival skills; (2) matching skills and interests to jobs; (3) job seeking skills; (4) job getting skills; and (5) job maintenance skills. In a field-test of the course, there were some significant pre- post-class attitude changes about work among twenty-six completers, and the course received very high ratings by students. Subsequent employment indicators of participants were judged as being favorable. (Author/JH)

Published
1978

8. Effects of Failure Experiences on Configural Properties of the Aspiration Level Concept

Author

Wiederanders, Mark R.

Abstract

To explore further possible multidimensionality of the aspiration level concept and to test the relationship between increased threat during performance experiences and degree of dimensional complexity, subjects responded to 9 definitions of aspiration during pre-task and post-failure conditions. Cluster analyses indicated that not only were more dimensions of aspiration utilized, but dimensions were also more independent, during post-failure conditions of assessment. Content of the different dimensions suggested that aspirations set after failure serve qualitatively different functions than those stated under less intense conditions. Also, while the aspiration component made up of calculated, realistic estimates of performance was very stable across conditions, hopeful and futuristic pretentions interacted complexly with performance feedback to produce less stable components. It was concluded that further empirical attention to these latter components might be more productive, in terms of adding to aspiration level theory, than the usual practice of assessing only realistic estimates of future performance.

Published
1975
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10. Effects of a relapse prevention program on sexual recidivism: final results from California's sex offender treatment and evaluation project (SOTEP).

Author

Marques JK, Wiederanders M, Day DM, Nelson C, and van Ommeren A

Subjects
Adult, California, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy standards, Forensic Psychiatry methods, Humans, Male, Mental Disorders complications, Middle Aged, Neuropsychological Tests, Secondary Prevention, Social Perception, Time Factors, Treatment Outcome, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy methods, Prisoners psychology, Sex Offenses prevention & control, Sex Offenses psychology
Abstract

Final results from a longitudinal investigation of the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral treatment with sexual offenders are presented. The study was a randomized clinical trial that compared the reoffense rates of offenders treated in an inpatient relapse prevention (RP) program with the rates of offenders in two (untreated) prison control groups. No significant differences were found among the three groups in their rates of sexual or violent reoffending over an 8-year follow-up period. This null result was found for both rapists and child molesters, and was confirmed in analyses using time to reoffense as the outcome and those controlling for static risk differences across the groups. Closer examination of the RP group's performance revealed that individuals who met the program's treatment goals had lower reoffense rates than those who did not. Although our results do not generally support the efficacy of the RP model, they do suggest a number of ways in which this kind of treatment program can be improved. This study also emphasizes the importance of including appropriate control groups in treatment outcome research. Additional controlled investigations are needed to address the many questions that remain about when and how treatment works for sexual offenders.

Published
2005
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