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 A Randomized Controlled Trial of ACTV versus T4C for Community Reentry: Differential Efficacy and Mechanisms of Change
Award Information
Awardee
              IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Award #
              2019-R2-CX-0013
Funding Category
              Competitive Discretionary
Location
                    AMES, IA
Congressional District
              4
Status
              Open
Funding First Awarded
              2019
Total funding (to date)
              $641,386
Original Solicitation
              Research and Evaluation on Promising Reentry Initiatives, FY 2019
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2019, $641,386)
This proposal seeks to evaluate an alternative to conventional cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) that seeks to address offenders adherence to antisocial thoughts and values. CBT programs, such as Thinking-for-Change (T4C), seek to modify offender criminogenic thoughts and values, yet evaluations have not shown that offender criminogenic attitudes change dramatically, even in desistence. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) evolved from CBT but seeks to promote decoupling of actions from antisocial thoughts. Participants in ACT learn different, prosocial responses to their thought processes. The research team proposes to conduct a randomized-controlled trial (RCT) of 300 participants from the Fort Dodge Correctional Facility (FDCF). Participants will be randomized into either T4C or ACT for a 3-month intervention. Data will be collected for reassessments with an actuarial risk assessment tool, pre- and post-treatment surveys and administrative data on recidivism for a three-year follow-up period.
"Note: This project contains a research and/or development component, as defined in applicable law," and complies with Part 200 Uniform Requirements - 2 CFR  200.210(a)(14). CA/NCF



  
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                      Toward a Developmental Model of Continuity and Change in PTSD Symptoms following Exposure to Traumatic and Adverse Experiences
                  Developmental Variation in Amygdala Volumes: Modeling Differences Across Time, Age, and Puberty
                  Translating the Neuroscience of Adverse Childhood Experiences to Inform Policy and Foster Population-Level Resilience
                  Commentary on the Special Issue on Network Analysis: Assessment, Intervention, Theory, and the Nature of Reality: Actualizing the Potential of Network Perspectives on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
                  Variation in the Developing Brain and the Role of Pediatric Posttraumatic Stress on Structural and Functional Networks
                  Getting effective intervention to individuals exposed to traumatic stress: Dosage, delivery, packaging, and profiles

  
Date Created: September 13, 2019
    
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