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The treatment of sex offenders with developmental disabilities: a practice workbook
- Author:
- LINDSAY William R.
- Publisher:
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 343p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Chichester
This book presents a comprehensive approach to the assessment and treatment of sex offenders with developmental disabilities. It is divided into three sections: background, theory and research; treatment considerations; treatments. It features practical advice on how to develop group dynamics and encourage participant ownership, guidance on setting up role plays and coverage of new initiatives such as self-regulation and Good Lives Model (GLM) as well as cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT). Contents include: risk assessment; treatment of inappropriate sexual behaviour; theories of offending and intellectual disability; promoting motivation; offence disclosure and accounts; allocating offenders to pathways; cognitive distortions and attitudes; personal physical and sexual abuse; victim awareness and empathy; pornography and sexual fantasy; attachments and relationships; lifestyle change and preventing relapse; evaluation.