Criminal Conduct and Substance Abuse Treatment: Strategies for Self- Improvement and Change (SSC) - Provider’s Guide, 3rd Edition, by Harvey Milkman, Kenneth Wanberg, and Igor Koutsenok, is a cognitive-behavioral treatment curriculum, guided by the sprit and strategies of Motivational Interviewing.The work is intended for clients suffering from co-occurring of substance abuse and criminality.This is the only treatment curriculum to focus specifically on this population and the intersection of substance abuse and criminal behavior.It is a 52-week program aimed at justice-involved individuals, in prisons, outpatient treatment, and residential treatment programs.The program is evidence-based, shown to have effective treatment outcomes when the entire program is delivered as prescribed.This 3rd edition Provider’s Guide of SSC focuses on guiding individuals with co-occurring substance use and criminal conduct to take ownership of their change process.The SSC treatment curriculum evokes participant’s personal motivations for modifying problem-oriented thinking and behaviors (toward others, themselves and their community).It provides change tools for participants in group and individual therapy.The Provider's Guide is intended for the counselor or mental health professional delivering or overseeing treatment for justice- involved /substance abuse clients.It contains a wealth of research on criminality, relapse prevention, and substance abuse treatment.It is also essential for providers who deliver treatment in group or individual format, using the SSC Participant's Workbook.It provides detailed information on how to most effectively deliver each of the treatment sessions as presented in the SSC Participant’s Workbook.