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The ______________ guides case managers and counselors to take into consideration potential barriers to participating in their case plans.

The roles of probation and parole officers are conflictual in that they must maintain a balance between enforcing the conditions of probation or parole, yet provide counseling and guidance services. 

A central element to Motivational Interviewing that conveys an understanding that staff and clients are working together in a collaborative way towards positive change.

Research indicates that intensive correctional treatments are less successful with clients who are high-risk.

The risk principle, when applied to groups of low-risk individuals, notes that they do not do well in intensive therapy. 

A natural part of the change process where people are unsure if they want to change.

What should be done for low-risk clients?

Most people who commit suicide:

One of the reasons group counseling is preferred is that peer group pressure and influence are inherently therapeutic.

Correctional classification systems are usually administered to all clients in a correctional institution or program at the point of intake.