Short Version
Section 1: An Overview of Sex Offender Treatment for a Non–Clinical Audience
The Basics of Sex Offender–Specific Treatment
30 Minutes
TOPIC: CURRICULUM GOALS AND CONTENT
(2 minutes)
Refer
to Handouts: Refer participants to two papers developed
by CSOM—“Community Supervision of the Sex Offender:
An Overview of Current and Promising Practices” and “The
Collaborative Approach to Sex Offender Management.” These documents
are included in the participant materials.
Use Slide #1 and Slide #2: Goals of This Training
The goals of this 90 minute training on the treatment of sex offenders are to:
- Provide an overview of sex offender–specific treatment, and outline its characteristics, particularly the ways in which it differs from traditional mental health treatment;
- Emphasize its primary goal of community protection;
- Summarize what we know of practice patterns nationwide;
- Summarize the research on the outcomes of treatment (i.e., what we know of its effectiveness); and
- Identify ways in which probation and parole officers can successfully work together with treatment providers in managing offenders in the community.