Theories and Science

CRIMINAL JUSTICE THERAPY: MELDING CARE WITH CONTROL In theory the great advantage of treatment ordered by the criminal justice system is that it can ‘hold’ patients in treatment and get them to comply with the programme sufficiently to gain...

On 26th January, ISSUP Global supported a Webinar on the topic of the Role of Persuasion in Media-based Substance Prevention, with presentations from the Claremont Graduate University Media-Based Prevention Science Certificate Program Trainees, 2018-Present.

Abstract Background Culturally adapted psychotherapy (CAP) studies are limited and until now there are few published examples that illustrate the process of cultural adaptation with internet-delivered treatments. Aim This paper aims to...

The Program Committee of the Society for Prevention Research (SPR) invites proposals for preconference workshops to be held June 1, 2021, the first day of the SPR Annual Meeting. The workshops are primarily pedagogical, with hands-on...

Here you can find a collection of theories of behaviour change. The ontology-based modelling system (OBMS) is a formal system for representing theories of behaviour and behaviour change. So far it has been applied to a total of 76 theories...

In this presentation, Dr. Valerie Earnshaw provides a cross-cutting conceptual overview of stigma, identifies targets for stigma measurement, recommends methodological approaches for stigma research, and reviews the intervention toolkit to...

Applications are now invited for Alcohol Change UK's New Horizons grants programme for innovative and future-facing academic research on ' Groups, Communities and Alcohol Harm'. The new grants programme will fund up to four research...

Session Objectives: Examine alcohol, vaping (e-cigarettes), marijuana & opioid use Prevention Plus Wellness screening & brief interventions List differences between typical substance use prevention and Prevention Plus Wellness programs...