Briefly describe the essential features of the RNR model and the GLM and analyze their strengths.
When reviewing the Risk-Need-Responsivity model (RNR), there are three main principles. These principles are the risk principle, the need principle, and responsibility principle. The risk principle states the treatment plan must match the level of service to the sex offender’s risk to re-offend (Andrews & Bonta, 2007). The need principle states that the psychologist must assess criminogenic needs and the psychologist must target these needs in treatment (Andrews & Bonta, 2007). The responsivity principle tests the offender’s ability to learn from the treatment plan given to them. Often times it is conducted by providing cognitive behavioral approaches (Andrews & Bonta, 2007). One of the strengths to the RNR model is that most treatment plans are tailored to the ability of the offender’s, such as the offender’s ability in learning, personality and biosocial (Andrews & Bonta, 2007).
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The two ethical issues that should be consider are standard 2.01 of the APA Ethics Code (2010), where it states that the psychologist must provide services within the boundaries of the competence. In choosing one of these models, the mental health professional should understand what model would be most effective for the well-being of the offender without harming the offender. This leads to the psychologist avoiding harm to the offender under 3.04 of the APA Ethics Code (2010), where it states that the psychologist must take reasonable steps to avoiding harm the client. In essence, the psychologists should make sure the right model fits the offender’s social learning ability, personality, and biosocial in that it will be more effective and beneficial to the community and offender (Andrews & Bonta,
When reviewing the Risk-Need-Responsivity model (RNR), there are three main principles. These principles are the risk principle, the need principle, and responsibility principle. The risk principle states the treatment plan must match the level of service to the sex offender’s risk to re-offend (Andrews & Bonta, 2007). The need principle states that the psychologist must assess criminogenic needs and the psychologist must target these needs in treatment (Andrews & Bonta, 2007). The responsivity principle tests the offender’s ability to learn from the treatment plan given to them. Often times it is conducted by providing cognitive behavioral approaches (Andrews & Bonta, 2007). One of the strengths to the RNR model is that most treatment plans are tailored to the ability of the offender’s, such as the offender’s ability in learning, personality and biosocial (Andrews & Bonta, 2007).
The essential features of the Good Lives Model …show more content…
The two ethical issues that should be consider are standard 2.01 of the APA Ethics Code (2010), where it states that the psychologist must provide services within the boundaries of the competence. In choosing one of these models, the mental health professional should understand what model would be most effective for the well-being of the offender without harming the offender. This leads to the psychologist avoiding harm to the offender under 3.04 of the APA Ethics Code (2010), where it states that the psychologist must take reasonable steps to avoiding harm the client. In essence, the psychologists should make sure the right model fits the offender’s social learning ability, personality, and biosocial in that it will be more effective and beneficial to the community and offender (Andrews & Bonta,