Goals of This Training

• To provide an overview of sex offender-specific treatment and how it differs from other mental health treatment • To emphasize that the goal of sex offender specific treatment is community protection • To provide an overview of the current state of practice nationwide CSOM Training Curriculum: An Overview of Sex Offender Treatment for a Non-Clinical Audience Long Version: Section 1 1

Goals of This Training

(cont.) • To summarize the research on the effectiveness of sex offender-specific treatment • To identify ways in which probation and parole officers can successfully work together with treatment providers in managing offenders in the community CSOM Training Curriculum: An Overview of Sex Offender Treatment for a Non-Clinical Audience Long Version: Section 1 2

Overview of the Training

• Section 1: Basics of Treatment • Section 2: Outcome Research • Section 3: Elements of Sex Offender-Specific Treatment • Section 4: National Perspective on Practice • Section 5: What to Look for in a Treatment Provider CSOM Training Curriculum: An Overview of Sex Offender Treatment for a Non-Clinical Audience Long Version: Section 1 3

Learning Objectives for Section 1

Participants will be able to: • Recognize that community protection is the overarching goal of sex offender-specific treatment • Articulate several differences between sex offender-specific treatment and other forms of mental health treatment • Identify methods and adjunctive interventions that comprise comprehensive sex offender-specific treatment CSOM Training Curriculum: An Overview of Sex Offender Treatment for a Non-Clinical Audience Long Version: Section 1 4

Learning Objectives for Section 1

(cont.) • Describe what assessment is and why it is important in the treatment process • Describe the utility of several assessment tools used in treatment: • Polygraph • Plethysmograph • Abel Assessment of Sexual Interest CSOM Training Curriculum: An Overview of Sex Offender Treatment for a Non-Clinical Audience Long Version: Section 1 5

The Goal of Sex Offender-Specific Treatment

Community protection through effective treatment of criminogenic needs of sex offenders in order to

REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF FUTURE VICTIMIZATION

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Differences from Other Forms of Mental Health Treatment

• Involuntary clients • Victim and community focus • The primary focus of treatment is not the well-being of the client; rather, it is the protection of the community CSOM Training Curriculum: An Overview of Sex Offender Treatment for a Non-Clinical Audience Long Version: Section 1 7

Differences from Other Forms of Mental Health Treatment

(cont.) • Limited confidentiality • Treatment goals set by provider • Collaboration of treatment provider with others involved in the management of the case • Local and statewide policy teams CSOM Training Curriculum: An Overview of Sex Offender Treatment for a Non-Clinical Audience Long Version: Section 1 8

Characteristics of Current Sex Offender-Specific Treatment Methods

• Group treatment (predominantly) • Cognitive-behavioral therapy • Psychopharmacology (use of medications) • Specialized sex offender assessment • Psycho-physiological assessments • Polygraph • Penile plethysmograph • Abel Assessment of Sexual Interest CSOM Training Curriculum: An Overview of Sex Offender Treatment for a Non-Clinical Audience Long Version: Section 1 9

Summary

Sex Offender-Specific Treatment: • Is an effective tool in preventing future victimization • Differs significantly from other mental health treatment • Involves collaboration among professionals involved in sex offender management CSOM Training Curriculum: An Overview of Sex Offender Treatment for a Non-Clinical Audience Long Version: Section 1 10