MRT is a 25-year-old, evidence-based cognitive-behavioral intervention treatment program developed byDr. Greg Little and Ken Robinson, EdD for substance abuse and offender populations.  MRT is available for a vast range of treatment needs for adult & juvenile offenders, substance abusers, Veterans, trauma survivors, and many other populations.  MRT it’s a, 12 step, type of behavioral therapy aimed at decreasing the likelihood of someone returning to abusing substances or alcohol. 

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MRT is a systematic treatment strategy that seeks to decrease recidivism among juvenile and adult criminal offenders by increasing moral reasoning. A cognitive-behavioral type of treatment approach, MRT combines elements from a variety of psychological models to address clients’ ego, moral, social, and positive behavioral growth, and research has shown that this type of therapy can increase moral reasoning in adult drug and alcohol as well as juvenile offenders.

 

In addiction recovery treatment, MRT takes the form of individual and group counseling and uses prescribed homework assignments and structured group exercises to address seven basic treatment issues:  Confrontation of beliefs, behaviors, and attitudes, Reinforcement of positive behavior and habits, Assessment of current relationships, Positive identity formation, Enhancement of self-concept, Development of higher stages of moral reasoning, Decrease in hedonism and development of frustration tolerance.

 

Moral Reconation Therapy is based on the theory that thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes are the primary factors that influence an individual’s behavior, and the treatment has been granted evidence-based practice status by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

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The program is offered virtually or in person with the assistance of the correctional center staff.  Each participate must have an MRT workbook as this guides the individual and the group into each step of the MRT program.