Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour
Motivational Interviewing Enhanced Good Lives Model Intervention for Forensic Intellectual Disability Populations
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Assistant Professor, Department of Audiology, School of Rehabilitation and Behavioral Sciences, Vinayaka Mission’s Research Foundation (DU), Puducherry, India
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Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Parul Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Parul University, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
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Assistant Professor, Department of Law, SOA National Institute of Law, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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Associate Professor, Department of FBAS (Forensic Science), Vivekananda Global University, Jaipur, India
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Assistant Professor, Department of Agriculture, Noida international University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Centre for Multidisciplinary Research, Anurag University, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Abstract
This was research that was conducted to determine the usefulness of using Motivational Interviewing (MI) and the Good Lives Model (GLM) in the rehabilitation of the forensic population who have intellectual disabilities (ID). The intervention was aimed at maximizing motivation, increasing goal attainment, decreasing recidivism, increasing life satisfaction, and psychological wellbeing. The intervention involved 10 MI sessions comprising GLM principles, and a total of 100 participants were enrolled in the intervention. The major conclusions were that there were great improvements in all measurements. There was a significant improvement in the motivation levels, ranging between 0.45 and 0.78, implying an improvement rate of 73.33%. The goal achievement also demonstrated a significant improvement as the percentage of those who achieved the goal went up by 30 to 72, which is indicative of the success of the GLM in helping participants to concentrate on important goals in the life. Also, the recidivism rate went down to 28, which, compared to 50, means that the integrated method greatly minimized the chances of a repeat offence. Life satisfaction rose by 72, the scores rose by 2.5 to 4.3, and psychological wellbeing also rose by half, starting with 3.0 to 4.5. The performance comparison of four different settings, including MI Only, GLM Only, Integrated MI-GLM, and Control, indicated that the integrated MI-GLM was the most efficient. The greatest improvement was seen in motivation, goal achievement, recidivism rate, life satisfaction, and psychological wellbeing in the MI-GLM group. The control group that was not provided with any intervention had the lowest values in all measures which supports the effectiveness of MI and GLM interventions in forensic rehabilitation. To sum up, the findings indicate that the combined MI-GLM is a promising intervention approach to use in rehabilitating forensic populations with intellectual disabilities and that it might be crucial in motivating them, enhancing the ability to achieve the goals, mitigating recidivism, and increasing life satisfaction and psychological wellbeing. This holistic model of rehabilitation offers a holistic and integrated approach to rehabilitation.