Dr. Gregory Little and Dr. Kenneth Robinson are the founding fathers of Moral Reconation Therapy-MRT®. Dr. Robinson is the founder of Correctional Counseling, Inc.
Dr. Robinson helps develop program interventions, including Moral Reconation Therapy-MRT®, from his deep knowledge gained working in a drug and mental health therapeutic community, as well as in community-based substance abuse and mental health treatment agencies.
Dr. Robinson was instrumental in creating the first mental health crisis unit in Memphis, Tennessee, and served as Director of Clinical Services and Director of the Crisis Stabilization Unit for Midtown Mental Health Center for several years. He is one of the most respected teachers, lecturers, and authors on cognitive-behavioral treatment and correctional counseling. He is a sought-after speaker at both national and international symposiums and conferences.
In addition to co-developing MRT, Dr. Robinson has published and presented numerous professional articles in the areas of psychopharmacology and mental health services. His extensive work in mental health and corrections provides a unique combination of insight.
Dr. Robinson has co-authored numerous cognitive-behavioral treatment programs to address a variety of issues, including mental health, substance abuse, trauma recovery, relapse prevention, DUI offenses, criminal thinking, and anger management. The programs have been implemented by behavioral health providers, community-based organizations, criminal justice settings, private care agencies, and many others.
Katherine Burnette has more than 25 years of experience in corrections. As director of clinical services, she trains corrections professionals on implementing programs for offender populations. She provides clinical supervision for all Correctional Counseling operations, monitoring compliance with state regulations. Ms. Burnette also consults with and provides quality assurance services to correctional systems implementing domestic violence and MRT-Moral Reconation Therapy® programs.
Prior to joining Correctional Counseling in 1990, Ms. Burnette was a substance abuse counselor and counselor supervisor for the Shelby County Division of Corrections in Memphis, TN. Here, she implemented several therapeutic communities and programs and acted as a counselor and community liaison for inmates. She also conducted research on the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral programs for offender populations.
Ms. Burnette received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in psychology from the University of Memphis and is a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor. She has co-authored numerous books and research publications on the topics of counseling for substance abusers and offenders.
Stephen Swan has more than 30 years of experience in corrections. He has a bachelor’s degree in political science and master’s degree in counseling from the University of Memphis. Mr. Swan worked for more than 20 years in one of the largest county correctional systems in the United States. He began his career as a counselor and adult education instructor and also served as supervisor of classification and diagnostic evaluation, programs manager, and deputy administrator of correctional treatment services before being appointed as correctional administrator at the largest prison in Tennessee (3,500 beds).
Mr. Swan has been with Correctional Counseling since 1994. He has served as a MRT-Moral Reconation Therapy® trainer, consultant and researcher of cognitive-behavioral programming for both public (local, state and federal) and private criminal justice agencies. He has served as editor of the quarterly publication The Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Review for the last 10 years.
He has co-authored a number of journal articles on outcome results of cognitive programming and has presented at the American Correctional Association Training Conference; International Community Corrections Association Research Conference; Southern States Correctional Conference; California Parole, Probation, and Corrections Association Annual Conference; Oklahoma Criminal Justice Association Research Conference; Texas Association of Residential Service Providers; New Jersey Drug Court Providers; Tennessee Substance Abuse Treatment Conference; Missouri Juvenile Justice Association; and a number of other regional conferences and workshops on criminal justice treatment and programming.
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