Sexual Offender Treatment Controversial Issues Geris Serran by Geris Serran, William L. Marshall, Yolanda Fernandez, Liam Marshall 9780470713457, 9780470867730, 0470713453, 0470867736 instant download after payment.

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 this book are speculative and provocative, yet base their controversial approaches on evidentiary findings.

With fresh and alternative perspectives offered in each chapter, this volume aims to generate discussions and challenge the reader to reconsider their position on the issues. This innovative collection will appeal to all those working with sexual offenders in a range of capacities.

Content:
Chapter 1 Recidivism Risk Assessments: Making Sense of Controversies (pages 3–15):
Chapter 2 Stability and Change: Dynamic Risk Factors for Sexual Offenders (pages 17–31):
Chapter 3 Diagnostic Problems with Sexual Offenders (pages 33–43):
Chapter 4 The Civil Commitment of Sexual Offenders: Lessons Learned (pages 45–60):
Chapter 5 Sadistic Sexual Aggressors (pages 61–77):
Chapter 6 Online Sexuality and Online Sexual Problems: Skating on Thin Ice (pages 79–91):
Chapter 7 An Attachment?Theoretical Revision of Marshall and Barbaree's Integrated Theory of the Etiology of Sexual Offending (pages 93–107):
Chapter 8 Coping and Moodin Sexual Offending (pages 109–124):
Chapter 9 Shame and Guilt in Child Molesters (pages 125–139):
Chapter 10 New Ideas in the Treatment of Sexual Offenders (pages 143–158):
Chapter 11 Sexual Offender Treatment for Psychopaths: Is it Harmful? (pages 159–171):
Chapter 12 Schema?Driven Cognition in Sexual Offenders: Theory, Assessment and Treatment (pages 173–185):
Chapter 13 Focusing on the Positive and Avoiding Negativity in Sexual Offender Treatment (pages 187–197):
Chapter 14 Preparatory Programs for Sexual Offenders (pages 199–210):
Chapter 15 Putting “Behavior” Back into the Cognitive?Behavioral Treatment of Sexual Offenders (pages 211–224):
Chapter 16 Collaboration in Clinical Work with Sexual Offenders: Treatment and Risk Assessment (pages 225–239):
Chapter 17 When One Size Doesn't Fit All: the Reformulation of Relapse Prevention (pages 241–254):
Chapter 18 Appraising Treatment Outcome with Sexual Offenders (pages 255–273):
Chapter 19 Conclusions and Future Directions (pages 275–278):