Includes three new sections. They stress that the thinking patterns in the criminal must be altered in the change process. The authors reject traditional treatment approaches as reinforcing the criminal's sense of being a victim of society. Rather, Yochelson and Samenow stress that the offender must make a choice to give up criminal thinking and learn morality. Overcoming Errors in Thinking Copyright 1994.
Tactics are ways of resisting change.
For inmates and others in counseling, treatment, or any program for change, awareness of Tactics can reduce resistance and open the door to learning. For staff training, this knowledge is invaluable. Filmed live in a state prison, Dr. Stanton Samenow interacts with incarcerated men and women. Errors in thinking trigger Tactics. Tactics are ways of acting that cut off communication and allow us to hide from ourselves, shutting out those who would help us change.