e-Pedagogium 2018, 18(2):86-95 | DOI: 10.5507/epd.2018.022

Forensic psychotherapies for curbing offending behaviors among clients with intellectual disability in Nigerian rehabilitation centers

Orim Samuel Orim, Orim Matthew Ashike
Dr. Orim, Samuel Orim, Mr. Orim, Matthew Ashike, Department of Special Education, University of Calabar, Cross River state, Nigeria, E-mail: samuelorim1@gmail.com

This study investigated forensic psychotherapies for curbing offending behaviors among clients with intellectual disability (ID) in Nigerian rehabilitation centers. A survey of 750 participants comprising of experts in intellectual disability, psychiatrists, psychotherapists and psychiatric nurses, school psychologists, rehabilitators in special centers from South-west and South-south Geopolitical Zone of Nigeria was done through expert sampling technique to select sample for the study. Two research questions were formulated to direct the study. A 45 item questionnaire with a 4 point rating scale and reliability coefficients of 0.84 to 0.85 was used to canvass opinions of participants on the perceived effectiveness reality therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy and systemic therapy in curbing offending behaviors in clients with ID in Nigerian rehabilitation centers. The data collected were statistically analyzed using Multiple Regression Analysis. The findings revealed that reality therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy and systemic therapy are effective therapeutic packages for curbing forensic and offending behaviors in clients with ID in Nigerian rehabilitation centers. It was recommended that these therapies should be used through the collaborative partnership with experts in special centers, government and management of the rehabilitation centers to help these clients overcome these psychological problems.

Keywords: psychotherapies, offending behaviors intellectual disability

Published: June 1, 2018  Show citation

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Orim, O.S., & Ashike, O.M. (2018). Forensic psychotherapies for curbing offending behaviors among clients with intellectual disability in Nigerian rehabilitation centers. e-Pedagogium, 18(2), 86-95. doi: 10.5507/epd.2018.022
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