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The
Adult
Relapse Prevention Workbook
by Charlene Steen
£
In her straightforward, direct style, Charlene Steen teaches adult
sexual abusers in treatment, the skills to live an abuse-free life.
From identifying thinking errors to changing negative self-talk, from
risky situations and downward spirals of thinking, feeling and
behaviour to simple, strong interventions to break the cycle, it's all
here: changing emotions, consequences, urge control, effects on
victims, empathy, communication, sex, love and friendship, placed in
the context of learning to develop and use a Relapse Prevention Plan.
Each chapter includes homework exercises to help the client solidify
and internalise his or her new
knowledge. USA,
2001 More...
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Assessing Sexual
Abuse : A Resource Guide for Practitioners
edited
by Robert Prentky & Stacey Bird Edmunds
£
This
monograph pulls together all of the current information on the various
tools used by programs and practitioners for assessing
abuse reactive children, juvenile and adult sexual abusers and, child,
juvenile, and adult victims of sexual abuse. It includes
scales and instruments on general assessment of personality, general
psychological and behavioral assessment, traumatic
victimization, attachment, empathy, distorted attitudes, anger, sexual
knowledge, sexual functioning, and more. It also
includes research on many of the listed items and a handy appendix of
scales, inventories, checklists and
more. USA,
1997
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Adult
Sexual Offender Assessment Report
prepared
by Mark S. Carich, Ph.D. & Donya L. Adkerson, MA
£
This
resource
makes tracking adult clients' progress through the assessment process
easy! Client history, interview summaries, test results, and notes are
all bound together in one place. Updated risk factors and assessments,
plus a new partner interview, make this assessment tool even more
useful than its popular predecessor, the "Adult Sexual Offender
Assessment Packet." The report is designed to follow the client through
relevant systems and agencies, with copies being made as needed for
permanent files, thus facilitating communication between agencies and
assisting the evaluator in completing reports for courts, social
service agencies, and treatment providers. Includes a new expanded
bibliography. USA,
2003 More...
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Assessing
Risk In Adult Males Who Sexually Abuse Children : A Practitioner's Guide
by Martin C. Calder with
Andy Hampson & John Skinner
£
"The
backbone of the book is a framework for conducting
the
comprehensive risk assessment of the sex offender... We break this down
into smaller areas and then provide an overview of the issues,
including relevant research findings, as well as a range of tools and
questionnaires for use in the identified areas... The book cannot
provide a 'black and white' text that will always enable workers to
choose the right material and route for each case, but it can educate
and guide us in this difficult task." NEW
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2009 More...
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Because I Love You : The
Silent Shadow of Child Sexual Abuse
by Joyce Allan
£
After her father's suicide at age 69, Joyce Allan decides to research
his life to try to understand the origin and extent of his paedophilia.
This is a haunting narrative not only of her and her father's lives,
but also of how family, friends, and society allowed him to claim a
long line of victims through denial and silence. The consequences of
allowing abuse to continue become clear as Joyce describes her
traumatic memory loss, alcoholism and depression, and learns that
sexual abuse has been part of her family story for five generations. A
powerful book that victims, offenders, counsellors, family members, and
friends will all find both challenging and
inspiring. USA,
2002 More...
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Building
Motivation for Change in Sexual Offenders
edited
by David Prescott
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No credible evidence exists to prove that punishing people reduces
their willingness to cause harm again. In fact, research indicates that
a harsh, confrontational approach does not work over the long term. So
how do you motivate your tough clients? How do you create a
client/therapist environment that promotes your client’s
willingness to change?
David S. Prescott, Clinical Director of the Minnesota Sex Offender
Program at Moose Lake, has assembled this leading-edge, professional
resource to begin answering these questions. The book includes both
theoretical and concrete approaches that focus on problems many, if not
most, professionals have experienced. More...
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Changing Me : A Conditioning
Workbook
by Robert D. Card, Ph.D.
& Cynthia Steinhauser, Ph.D.
£
The only workbook designed specifically for clients trying to alter and
manage their deviant arousal patterns. It gives clients a clear
understanding of the most widely used behaviour modification methods
and teaches them how to use these tools to chart their own progress.
The workbook text and exercises are upbeat and help offenders make the
move from pessimism to optimism and measurable success. The systematic
approach encourages clients to take responsibility for their actions
and reinforces the client/therapist interaction which is necessary for
positive treatment outcome. USA,
2002 More...
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Child
Sexual Abuse And The Internet : Tackling The New Frontier
edited by Martin C.
Calder
£
Although intended primarily for those working in the field of sex
offender treatment, this book contains valuable information for anyone
wanting to better understand this new threat to the safety of children
and offers insights into how we can protect
them. UK,
2004 More...
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Choices : A Relapse Prevention
Workbook for Female Offenders
by Charlene Steen,
Ph.D., J.D.
£
Created as an adjunct to group or individual therapy, Choices is based
on the cognitive-behavioural format Dr. Steen applies in the Adult Relapse
Prevention Workbook,
with extensive adaptation and additional material for the female
audience. Chapters specific yo female abusers include foci on autonomy,
relationships, assertiveness, self-understanding, and self-destructive
activities. The 62 exercises amplify concepts discussed in the text,
encourage self-examination and reinforce corrective behaviours and
thinking. USA,
2006 More...
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Contemporary
Treatment Of Adult Male Sex Offenders
by Mark S. Carich
& Martin C. Calder
£
This book identifies the components of sex offender treatment,
exploring the key elements of each and making practical
suggestions on how to approach them. The contents include: An
introduction to sex offender treatment; assessment
considerations; groupwork; relapse prevention, aftercare and risk
assessment. Approaches covered include rational emotive therapy,
enhancing victim empathy, arousal control via behavioural
interventions, identifying and stopping the sexual assault cycle, and
improving social skills. UK,
2003 More...
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Cultural
Diversity in Sexual Abuser Treatment : Issues and Approaches
edited by Alvin D.
Lewis, M.S.W.. Ed.D. with a Foreword by Judith Becker, Ph.D. &
Rob Freeman-Longo, M.R.C.
£
18 respected professionals in sex abuser treatment offer insights from
their experience in treating culturally diverse
populations. Unfortunately the detailed information is American, but
the principles are universal. After outlining the
negative effects of ignoring cultural differences, the contributors
show how changes in their approach have made a
significant difference in their ability to engage offenders in
treatment. USA,
1999 More...
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The
Difficult
Connection : The Therapeutic Relationship in Sex Offender Treatment
by
Geral T. Blanchard
£
Treating persons who sexually abuse is one of the most demanding jobs
of a mental health practitioner. Because few
professionals
are trained to work with involuntary clients, they often experience
levels of anger and stress that reduce
their
ability to effectively treat their sex offender clients. If you are
treating sex offenders, feeling isolated, and
approaching
burnout, reading "The Difficult Connection" is like finding a mentor,
someone who both understands your issues and can
point you in the right
direction. USA,
1998 More...
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Engaging
Resistance : Creating Partnerships for Change in Sexual
Offender Treatment
by Charles A. Flinton, Ph.D.
& Robert Scholz, MA, NCC
£
Engaging Resistance explores the manner in which offenders resist
change and how this resistance both mirrors and is facilitated by
treatment providers, the criminal justice/child welfare systems, and
society. The book suggests that resistance at each of these levels
creates obstacles to effective partnerships and sustainable
interventions.
The authors believe that any meaningful change in reducing the vast
number of sexual offenses will require a multisystem approach that
increases client motivation and public awareness, and facilitates
changes that hold the offender, society, and the criminal justice/child
welfare systems accountable for reducing sexual offending.
Specific examples are provided of how systems can make changes and
collaborate in decision-making regarding risk assessment, guidelines
for supervision, protocols for family reunification, and plans for
offender re-entry. USA, 2006
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Female
Sexual Abuse of Children : The Ultimate Taboo
edited
by
Michele Elliott
£
A
powerful study consisting of contributions by professionals
who have worked
with survivors and with abusers, and of testimonies from male and
female
survivors, all of whom have been abused by women. "Finding
survivors willing to talk was no problem, finding
people willing to listen was."
Finally back in print. More...
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Female Sexual Abusers
: Three Views
by
Patricia Davin, Julia Hislop & Teresa Dunbar
£
"An accepted typology of female sexual abusers has been elusive, a
source of debate in recent years. Together these three excellent
research pieces provide an important contribution toward furthering our
understanding of where female sexual abusers
come from and why they abuse
children." USA,
1999 More...
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Female Sexual
Offenders : An Exploratory Study
by
Ruth Mathews, Jane Kinder Matthews & Kathleen Speltz
£
This classic 112-page study of female sexual abusers adds significantly
to the research literature. It analyses objective
data
about the women's abuse, delineates three offender typologies, and
delves into qualitative data to analyse the women's treatment
experiences. USA,
1989 More...
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The
Handbook
of Sexual Abuser Assessment and Treatment
edited
by Mark Carich, Ph.D. & Steven E. Mussack, Ph.D. with a
Foreword by Steven M. Hudson
£
A long awaited compendium that promises to be the essential basic
outline of comprehensive treatment, and the perfect
introduction
and reference volume that should be on every clinicians shelf.Chapters
include: Sexual Abuse; Evaluation;
Program
Development; Cognitive Distortions and Restructuring; Using Behavioural
Techniques to Control Sexual Arousal; Empathy Training;
Enhancing Social and Relationship Skills; The Group Treatment Process
for Sexual Abusers; Family Treatment of Adult Sexual
Abusers; Assessment & Treatment of Intellectually Disabled
Sexual Abusers; Working with Culturally Diverse Populations;
Denial in Sexual Abusers: Clinical Suggestions; Aftercare Programming;
Perspectives on the Future. USA,
2001 More...
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Impact : Working with Sexual Abusers
edited
by Stacey Bird Edmunds
£
This timely compilation addresses the many and varied impact issues
related to working with sexual abusers. Impact looks at therapists,
prison and probation workers, administrators, and other professionals
to see how their work dealing with sexual abusers
affects their lives personally and professionally. It includes personal
and interpersonal impact issues, clinician impact and
stressors, vicarious traumatisation, a chapter on increasing efficacy
and reducing burnout, and results from the Impact
survey conducted at the 1994 ATSA
Conference. USA,
1997 More...
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In Their Shoes : Examining
the Issue of Empathy and Its Place in the Treatment of Offenders
edited by Yolanda Fernandez,
Ph.D.
£
Provides
clinicians with an in-depth look at empathy and its role in sexual
abuser treatment. The book begins with a theoretical
discussion of empathy: its origins, definition, and role in human
behaviour. The measurement of empathy, how empathy
develops, the relationship of empathy to social intelligence,
self-esteem, aggression, and cognitive distortions are covered in
succeeding chapters. The final chapters provide guidelines for both
clinician and client empathy training and the use
of role-play in empathy training for clients. Anyone who does empathy
work will find this book useful. USA,
2002 More...
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Man-To-Man
: When Your Partner Says No : Pressured Sex And Date Rape
By
Scott Allen Johnson
£
"Pressured sex, date rape, and sexual exploitation receive a
lot of superficial attention in the media. This book explains these
dynamics more fully ....to help you make healthy decisions
about how you will behave toward significant others in your
life."
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Men Who Are
Violent to Women : A Groupwork Practice Manual
by
David Morran & Monica Wilson
£
Violence is intentional, its aim is control, and it can be changed.
This practical manual outlines in detail a treatment
program
for men who are violent to their female partners. It shows treatment
professionals concrete steps to teach violent men how to
change their behavior and stop their violence. The modules can be
adapted to help men deal with related issues, such as
stress, anger, and abusive behaviour. Based on seven years of
experience with a groupwork program for men convicted of violence
against their partners, this manual offers a model for good
theoretically based, professionally delivered, accountable
practice. It contains over 150 pages of photocopiable training modules,
including exercises and
homework. UK,
1997 More...
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Out Of
The Shadows : Understanding Sexual Addiction
by
Patrick Carnes, PhD
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THIRD
EDITION Revised and
updated to include the latest research - and to address the exploding
phenomenon of cybersex addiction. Identifies
the danger signs, explains the dynamics, and describes the consequences
of sexual addiction and dependency. Using the
twelve-step method, it points the way out of the shadows of sexual
compulsion and back into the light and fullness of life. USA,
3rd Edition, 2001 More...
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Personal
Sentence Completion Inventory : User's Guide Pack
by L.C. Miccio-Fonseca,
Ph.D
£
This is a unique tool that can be used by a
variety of
professionals working in human sexuality. The PSCI is extremely
flexible - It can be used in assessing adolescent and adult sex
offenders, inproviding treatment to individuals, couples or groups, and
in research and teaching situations. The sentence stems are open-ended,
providing for truly valuable insight into the respondent's sexual
development. This pack includes the Manual and 10 inventories. The PSCI
Manual includes examples of and comments on actual responses elicited
by the instrument, citations of research in the area of sexuality and a
glossary of terms. More...
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Pack
of additional 25 Inventories
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Phallometric Testing
with Sexual Offenders : Theory Research and Practice
by
William L. Marshall & Yolanda M. Fernandez
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Over the last three decades phallometric testing has become an
important tool in the assessment of sexual offenders. But many issues
remain surrounding phallometry: What does it tell us about sexual
offenders? For which populations of sexual offenders is
phallometric testing useful? How should phallometric testing be carried
out? In this comprehensively researched book, Marshall
and Fernandez address these and other questions. They cover the
history, the theoretical basis, and the research into
phallometry, highlighting what is known about phallometry, where
further research is needed, and what clinicians need to be aware of
when using phallometry. USA,
2003 More...
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Protocol
for Phallometric Assessment : A Clinician's Guide
by Deloris T. Roys, PhD,
LCSW & Pat Roys, MS
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This classic handbook, compiled from years of evaluation and assessment
experience with thousands of clients, has been completely revised and
updated to reflect changes in protocols and practices in recent years.
It includes suggestions on how to introduce the assessment;
instructions for the technician; calibration procedures and safety
protocols for sexually transmitted diseases; scripts for instructions
to the client before, during and after the assessment; sample consent
forms and data sheets; and a post-assessment client survey and
debriefing form. Also included are guidelines for using the penile
plethysmograph from the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers
and a list of manufacturers of phallometric equipment. A useful
protocol and instruction book for technicians and assessment lab
professionals. It provides invaluable information for prosecutors,
probation/parole officers, and treatment
professionals. USA,
1999 More...
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The
Road to Freedom
by John W. Morin, PhD. and Jill S. Levenson, MSW
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Written as if the authors were talking with the reader, this workbook
covers all the components of sexual abuser treatment. Chapters include
accepting responsibility; understanding and managing behaviour; victim
impacts; relationship and communication skills; thinking, feeling, and
behaving; and relapse prevention. Each chapter includes numerous
exercises, and later exercises sometimes refer back to earlier ones to
help clients integrate the work. The examples provided cover a range of
deviant behaviours from incest to exhibitionism to rape, making it more
difficult for a client to claim "It doesn't apply to me." This workbook
assumes the client is receiving group therapy while completing the
exercises. USA,
2002 More...
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Supervision
of the Sex Offender : Community Management Risk Assessment and Treatment
2nd Edition
by
Georgia Cumming & Robert McGrath
£
Expanded and updated, this second edition provides best-practice advice
and strategies on critical issues facing anyone responsible
for supervising sex offenders in the community. It includes: New
developments in relapse prevention supervision strategies;
Current risk assessment instruments and approaches; Guidelines for
assessing family reunification readiness; Criteria
for choosing effective treatment programs; Recent community
notification laws and strategies; New research on why individuals
commit sex offences; New sex offender typologies; Sex offender
behaviour across the life span; Uses of plethysmography,
viewing time measures, and
polygraphy. USA,
2005 More...
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The
Use of Victim-Offender
Communication in the Treatment of Sexual Abuse : Three Intervention
Models
Chapters by Walter Bera,
Jan Hindman, Lucy Hutchens, Denise McGuire, & James M. Yokley
£
This
112-page monograph describes the victim-offender communication
techniques used in three sex-offender treatment models: the
Restitution, the Clinical Trials, and the Systems-Attributional
models. USA,
1990
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Web Of
Meaning : A
Developmental-Contextual Approach in Sexual Abuse
Treatment
by
Gail Ryan &
Associates
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Suggests that in order
to
provide meaningful treatment of sexual abuse we must abandon
the idea of "recipes" for victim and abuser treatment, and instead
develop therapeutic interventions tailored to the individual,
rather than the event. Particularly useful for those working
with survivors who have also been
offenders.
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When
Your Wife Says No : Forced Sex In Marriage
by
Fay Knopp
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"If you are
like I was before treatment, you may believe
that your partner is only there to please and gratify you. I
hope that the information in this booklet will change the way
you think".
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Women and
Men Who Sexually Abuse Children : A Comparative Analysis
by
Craig Allen, PhD
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An 80-page exploratory study, including 41 tables, presenting a
comparative profile of 65 women and 75 men who have sexually abused
children. Findings from this study suggest that important differences
may exist between women and men who sexually abuse
children. USA,
1991
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