ASRO(S) (Addressing
Substance Related Offending)
What is ASRO?
ASRO stands for ‘Addressing Substance Related Offending’ and
is a 20 x 2 hour structured, cognitive-behavioural, group treatment
programme. The ultimate aim of ASRO is to reduce offending behaviour
by targeting the important factor of problematic substance misuse.
ASRO is a community based programme. ASRO-S is an adaptation
for use in a secure setting.
Who is ASRO aimed at?
ASRO is aimed at repeat offenders whose offences are substance
use-related. ASRO is aimed at participants in a community setting
where there is a presumption that they will have potential access
to substances of choice. ASRO-S is provided for use with participants
in a secure setting. ASRO also has potential with participants
where the target is problematic substance use itself, rather
than related offending.
ASRO Sessions
ASRO is a comprehensively manualised intervention that consists
of 20 sessions lasting approximately two hours run at a frequency
best suited to the participant and agency need. Sessions are
designed to cover a range of areas targeting motivation to change,
personal awareness and responsibility raising, relapse prevention,
and lifestyle change.
Is there evidence for the success of ASRO?
To date, research indicates that successful completion of ASRO
leads to significant reductions in both substance misuse and
associated offending. The ASRO documentation contains measures
for use by facilitators within the programme itself to measure
stages of change, self-efficacy, and problem solving. Results
consistently show movement in the desired direction and have
been shown to have important longevity affect in post programme
assessments.
Who developed ASRO?
The ASRO programme was developed by Professor Mary McMurran and
Philip Priestley for the National Probation Directorate, England
and Wales. Professor Mary McMurran is both a Chartered Clinical
Psychologist and a Chartered Forensic Psychologist, who has worked
with offenders in a young offenders centre, a maximum security
psychiatric hospital, a regional secure unit, and in the community.
As the principal programme author she works in close collaboration
with Delight training to both support training and work on developments
of the programme as dictated by the needs of different target
audiences.
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