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Rand Kannenberg
Born	(1960-02-28)February 28, 1960 Phoenix, Arizona
Nationality	American
Alma mater	The University of Colorado
Known for	creating Sociotherapy for Sociopaths: Resocial Group. A Group Treatment Curriculum for Adults with Antisocial Behavior and Substance Abuse; "APD SUD" (Antisocial Personality Disorder Substance Use Disorder Screening Form); and "CSC" (Clinical Sobriety Checklist)
Scientific career
Fields	Sociology, Addiction & Criminology
Institutions	Substance Abuse Services, The Center for Mental Health, Montrose, Colorado

Career

Rand Kannenberg (February 28, 1960) "is a Licensed Addiction Counselor, a Certified Case Manager, and a Certified Clinical Sociologist in Small Group Therapy. He has a Master’s degree in Sociology.” He served as Executive Director of Criminal Justice Addiction Services in Lakewood, Colorado from 1995-2008. "Rand Kannenberg is an internationally recognized expert, author and speaker in the treatment of substance abuse and dependence as well as antisocial behaviors." "He has been a speaker at nearly 600 preapproved seminars in all 50 U.S. states, as well as South Africa, Italy and Puerto Rico...He has been featured on local and national radio shows, all three major television networks and in countless newspaper stories." Kannenberg “is a pioneer and role model for how to apply deep socioemotional understanding in the ‘real world.’”

“Rand’s Sociotherapy for Sociopaths Resocialization Group brings a valuable sociotherapy approach to working with adult offenders. He has devised a twenty-four session, open ended, group treatment curriculum for adult felony offenders that encourages emotional responsibility and facilitates their working individually as well as jointly in altering some patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving that have had negative consequences for themselves and others. A national research project conducted in the year 2000 showed that 83% of the individuals who have taken part in the 24-session clinical program are relapse free for the duration of the group, and 90% are arrest free for the duration of the group. In addition, 76% are both relapse and rearrest free for six months after completing the group.”

Kannenberg's techniques, first created by him in 1986, are considered "sociotherapy" and "cognitive behavioral therapy." "The aim is to rehabilitate offenders through resocialization in group sessions using 'sociometry' and other 'sociological counseling' techniques (sociodrama and social goal setting). Kannenberg's 'sociotherapy for sociopaths' is clearly predicated on both general sociological concepts of socialization and the assumptions of 'social learning theory.'" There are at least 1,500 certificated facilitators of Resocial Group trained by Kannenberg in more than 30 U.S. states. “His work is an outstanding example of the importance of clinical and applied sociology for the sociocultural context of crime and substance abuse problems...Rand is an outstanding example of how clinical and applied sociologists can demonstrate the interventionist potential of sociological knowledge and methods to make a difference in the troubled aspects of contemporary society."

Awards

"He received the "Certificate of Accomplishment for 24 Years of Distinguished Service as a Trainer, Mentor and Addiction Professional" from The Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC) in 2008. Kannenberg also received the "Trainer of the Year Award" from the Alcohol and Drug Programs (ADP), Safety Center Incorporated (SCI) in 2008."

Publications

"He has published a book on counseling, a book on case management, 17 training manuals and a variety of international scholarly articles, research projects and reports. He has been featured on local and national radio shows, all three major television networks and in countless newspaper stories."

See Also

• Addiction
• Criminology
• Sociology