Long Version
Section 5: An Overview of Sex Offender Treatment for a Non–Clinical Audience
What to Look for in a Treatment Provider
30 minutes
TOPIC: TRAINING SUMMARY
Use Slide #12: Training Summary
We have covered lots of ground today. Let’s spend a few minutes summing up some of the critical take away points that we have discussed. They are as follows:
- The primary goal of sex offender–specific treatment is the protection
of the community.
- The most recent, largest scale, and best designed treatment outcome
study to date (Hanson et al., 2002) found that, overall, there is strong
evidence that treatment works.
- The four domains of sex offender–specific treatment are: sexual interests,
distorted attitudes, interpersonal functioning, and behavior management.
- The most widely accepted form of treatment used around the country
is cognitive–behavioral treatment.
- For sex offender–specific treatment providers to be as effective as possible, they must work in close collaboration with other professionals who are involved in the management of these offenders.