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Men with intellectual disabilities who have attended sex offender treatment groups: a follow-up
- Authors:
- HEATON Kathryn M., MURPHY Glynis H.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 26(5), 2013, pp.489-500.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Reports on a follow-up study of men with intellectual disabilities who had attended group cognitive behavioural treatment (CBT) for sexually abusive behaviour. Thirty-four men (from seven treatment sites) who had attended SOTSEC-ID groups were followed up. The mean length of follow-up, since the end of the treatment group, was 44 months. The statistically significant improvements in sexual knowledge, empathy and cognitive distortions that occurred during treatment were maintained at follow-up. In all, 11 of the 34 (32%) men showed further sexually abusive behaviour, but only two of these men received convictions. Analyses of the variables associated with further sexually abusive behaviour indicated that a diagnosis of autism was associated with a higher likelihood of further sexually abusive behaviour. (Edited publisher abstract)
Effectiveness of group cognitive-behavioural treatment for men with intellectual disabilities at risk of sexual offending
- Authors:
- MURPHY Glynis H., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 23(6), November 2010, pp.537-551.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This paper presents results from a study providing treatment for men with intellectual disabilities who had shown signs of sexually abusive behaviours. It also evaluated the effects of such treatment in terms of the men’s knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and re-offending rates. Forty-six men participated. Results showed that 83% had engaged in more than one incident of sexually abusive behaviour but only 57% of the men who came for treatment were required by law to attend. Ninety two percent of the men who began treatment completed treatment 1 year later, indicating considerable motivation amongst the men to get treatment for their difficulties. The men showed statistically significant increases in sexual knowledge and victim empathy, as well as reductions in cognitive distortions. Few men showed further sexually abusive behaviour during the 1-year period when they were attending treatment or during the 6-month follow-up period. Only the presence of autistic spectrum disorders seemed related to re-offending. This trial provided some evidence of the effectiveness of such treatment for men with intellectual disabilities. However, there remains a need for a randomised controlled trial.
Assessment and treatment of self-injury with a man with a profound learning disability
- Authors:
- CARSON Gerry, CLARE Isabel C.H., MURPHY Glynis H.
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 26(2), 1998, pp.51-57.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Despite developments in the research literature on the functional analysis of self-injury, relatively few accounts are available of its application to clinical practice with adults living in ordinary health and social care settings. Describes work with a man with a profound learning disability, very limited skills, and chronic self-injurious behaviour, living in a barren long-stay hospital. Functional analysis identified physical discomfort, lack of sensory stimulation, and social/physical isolation as factors contributing to his self injury. The outcome illustrates the importance of competent social care provision in supporting any benefits through intensive assessment and treatment.