Goal attainment scaling: Usefulness of a tool to measure risk in violent mentally disordered offenders
Izycky, Amy Braham, Louise G. Williams, Lisa Hogue, Todd E.
Izycky, Amy
Braham, Louise G.
Williams, Lisa
Hogue, Todd E.
Abstract
Measures of risk employed in mental health settings in the last 20 years have consisted of clinical scales that comprise both historical and clinical factors. Examples of such tools include the widely used HCR-20, SVR-20 and VRS. Such tools are time-intensive and, in the main, completed by an independent rater. At present there is a lack of systems to guide teams to investigate salient risk factors related to mental state and violent offending that inform treatment effectiveness, change and, ultimately, risk assessment decisions. This paper describes the application of such a system. The Standard Goal Attainment Scaling for Sex Offenders (GAS-S) has been modified for use with violent offenders and is presented herewith. Application of the tool to the Violent Offender Treatment Programme (VOTP) is discussed, alongside its potential usefulness in informing risk assessment and the effectiveness of treatment intervention. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)
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2010
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Mentally ill offenders, Risk assessment, Violence, Motivation
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Izycky, A., Braham, L. G., Williams, L. & Hogue, T. E. (2010). Goal attainment scaling: Usefulness of a tool to measure risk in violent mentally disordered offenders. British Journal of Forensic Practice, 12 (2), pp.14-22.