The Limit & Lead is a cognitive behavioral, offense specific workbook that is in its fifth revision. The first edition of this workbook was published in 1985 and it has been in constant use since that time. Originally used in the Texas Youth Commission, the Limit & Lead Student Workbook is used in many states in the US and internationally.
One of the reasons for the popularity of the Limit & Lead Student Workbook is that it is constantly under revision and updated with the latest evidence based treatment interventions. The current edition of the Limit & Lead Student Workbook makes use of traditional offense specific and relapse prevention interventions, while adding cutting edge interventions designed to address habit change and the social environment youths must return to after treatment. The Limit & Lead Student Workbook has its optimal effect when it is used in conjunction with the Limit & Lead Behavior Management Program.
The Student Workbook is an offense specific workbook designed to help conduct disordered youth recognize and stop acting out behaviors. The orientation section of the manual provides youths with important definitions and distinctions between prosocial and criminal behavior. The therapy assignments ask the youth to look at exploitive motives and behaviors in the past and replace these problematic behaviors with healthy, prosocial behaviors. The Student Workbook is unique in that it also contains worksheets that focus on the youth’s family and friends. The goal is to help the youth develop a Crime Fighting Support Group.
Limit and Lead Student Workbook Table of Contents
- LETTER TO A FELLOW TRAVELER
- 1
- ASSIGNMENT TRACKING FORM
- 3
- INTRODUCTION
- 6
- MODULE ONE: ORIENTATION AND GETTING READY TO CHANGE
- Thinking Errors
- 14
- Thought Journal
- 19
- Criminal Outlets
- 21
- Criminal vs. Citizen Behavior
- 23
- Honesty
- 25
- How to Change
- 28
- Why Should I Change?
- 31
- Thinking Leads to Emotions and Behavior
- 33
- The Why Sandwich
- 35
- ACE: Self-Control Techniques
- 37
- My Role as a Member of My Treatment Team
- 40
- MODULE TWO: HONESTY ABOUT YOUR CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR
- Introduction
- 42
- My Thoughts about My Instant Offense
- 44
- The Way I Felt about My Instant Offense
- 46
- My Fantasies about the Victim
- 47
- My Double Life
- 49
- Offense Summary Worksheet
- 51
- What I Learned about Myself from My Offense Summary Worksheet
- 54
- Criminal History Questionnaire
- 56
- What I Learned About Myself from My Criminal History
- 60
- MODULE THREE: SELF-CONTROL
- Introduction
- 61
- What are the Stair Steps?
- 63
- Coping with Triggers
- 68
- Coping with Emotions
- 70
- Coping with Urges
- 72
- Coping with Set-Ups
- 73
- My Plan for Getting off the Stair Steps
- 74
- MODULE FOUR: YOUR SUPPORT GROUP
- Introduction
- 76
- I Need the Help of Those Who Love Me
- 78
- The People in My Support Group
- 80
- Letter to My Support Group
- 82
- Contract with My Support Group
- 84
- Watch Out for Splitting
- 86
- Support Group Problem Solving
- 87
- MODULE FIVE: PREPARING FOR A CITIZEN LIFESTYLE
- Introduction
- 90
- What are My Old Habits?
- 92
- Habit Control
- 94
- Making Change Last
- 96
- My High-Risk Situations
- 98
- Coping with Relapse
- 99
- Discharge Summary
- 101
- APPENDIX
- Module Tests
- 102