Note
Issued also in French under title : Qu'est-ce qui constitue une intervention cognitive-comportementale?
Preceding series, Research summary, 1996-2014, was published by volume and number sequence.
Summary
It has been well established that when it comes to effective treatment for offenders, cognitive-behavioural interventions work best (see Research Summary, Vol. 2, No. 3). Given this knowledge, many programs claim to be cognitive-behavioural in nature, but there appears to be some inconsistency in the definition of "cognitive-behavioural". As a result, some people are now asking "what really constitutes a cognitive-behavioural intervention?" and "how would a person determine whether a program is actually a cognitive-behavioural one and what elements should the program possess?"