A new approach to treating sex offenders -- Theoretical foundation of safe offender strategies -- Using safe offender strategies: pragmatic considerations -- Case conceptualization and working with clients -- Why am I in treatment? -- Basic treatment concepts -- Emotions and emotion regulation -- Sexuality and sexual behavior -- Review of motivation, commitment to treatment, and treatment goals -- Expectations and beliefs about interpersonal relationships -- Dysregulation and interpersonal relationships -- Coping with the past -- Making good choices: managing urges and behavior in a healthy way -- Motivation, commitment, and treatment goals -- Family and community reintegration: preparing the client for aftercare -- Appendix A. Client aftercare packet -- Appendix B. Additional client handouts .
Summary:
"This manual presents a group treatment approach that targets deficits in self-regulation--a central problem for sex offenders. Safe Offender Strategies (SOS) comprises 10 evidence-based modules that teach participants the skills to desist from problem behaviors, manage their emotions and impulses, and break unhealthy relationship patterns. Motivational enhancement and validation techniques are woven throughout. SOS can be used with a range of clients--including high-risk offenders and those with mental illness or intellectual disabilities--in institutional or outpatient settings. Fourteen reproducible forms and worksheets can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size"-- Provided by publisher.
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