Sexual offender treatment [[electronic resource] ] : controversial issues / / edited by W. L. Marshall ... [et al.]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910830867103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, NJ, : J. Wiley, c2006
• ISBN: 1-280-28785-3; 9786610287857; 0-470-46854-8; 0-470-71345-3; 0-470-86775-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (305 p.)
• Collana: Wiley series in forensic clinical psychology
• Altri autori (Persone): MarshallWilliam L
• Disciplina: 616.85/83; 616.8583
• Soggetti: Sex offenders; Sex offenders - Rehabilitation
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: SEXUAL OFFENDER TREATMENT; CONTENTS; About the Editors; List of Contributors; Series Editors' Preface; Preface; Acknowledgements; PART I: GENERAL ISSUES; 1 Recidivism risk assessments: making sense of controversies; 2 Stability and change: dynamic risk factors for sexual offenders; 3 Diagnostic problems with sexual offenders; 4 The civil commitment of sexual offenders: lessons learned; 5 Sadistic sexual aggressors; 6 Online sexuality and online sexual problems: skating on thin ice; 7 An attachment-theoretical revision of Marshall and Barbaree's Integrated theory of the etiology of sexual offending8 Coping and mood in sexual offending; 9 Shame and guilt in child molesters; PART II: TREATMENT; 10 New ideas in the treatment of sexual offenders; 11 Sexual offender treatment for psychopaths: is it harmful?; 12 Schema-driven cognition in sexual offenders: theory, assessment and treatment; 13 Focusing on the positive and avoiding negativity in sexual offender treatment; 14 Preparatory programs for sexual offenders; 15 Putting "behavior" back into the cognitive-behavioral treatment of sexual offenders16 Collaboration in clinical work with sexual offenders: treatment and risk assessment; 17 When one size doesn't fit all: the reformulation of relapse prevention; 18 Appraising treatment outcome with sexual offenders; 19 Conclusions and future directions; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The knowledge base on sexual offender treatment has become so extensive that following established paths is no longer the only way to expand understanding and improve the assessment and treatment of clients. Written by established and recognised experts, Sexual Offender Treatment: Controversial Issues explores only the most current, novel and controversial issues in the field of sexual offender treatment This comprehensive text covers a wide range of issues, such as recidivism risk assessment, diagnostic problems, preparatory programs, psychopathy and online sexuality. The contributors to