A practical treatment manual, specifically developed for use with
offenders who have intellectual disabilities, which will help
clinicians to prepare and run therapeutic group sessions as part of
an offender rehabilitation programme.
* Traditional methods and techniques have been modified so that
they can be used with offenders with developmental
disabilities
* Looks at topics such as disclosure, dealing with cognitive
distortions, the cycle of offending, victim awareness, pathways to
offending and non-offending and relapse prevention
* As well as CBT, new initiatives in offender rehabilitation,
such as self-regulation and the Good Lives Model (GLM), are
covered
Tabella dei contenuti
List of Figures.
Foreword.
Preface.
About the Author.
Part One Background Research and Theory.
Chapter 1 Introduction to Offenders, Sex Offenders and Abusers
with Intellectual Disability.
Chapter 2 Assessment of Offence-Related Issues.
Chapter 3 Risk Assessment.
Chapter 4 Treatment of Inappropriate Sexual Behaviour.
Chapter 5 Theories of Sexual Offending and Intellectual
Disability.
Chapter 6 A Theory for the Sex Offence Process and a Model for
Treatment in Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities.
Part Two Treatment Considerations.
Chapter 7 Introduction to the Treatment Programme.
Chapter 8 Promoting Motivation.
Part Three Treatment Manual.
Chapter 9 Induction, Setting the Rules, Explaining the
Modules.
Chapter 10 Offence Disclosure and Accounts.
Chapter 11 Allocating Offenders to Pathways.
Chapter 12 Cognitive Distortions and Attitudes.
Chapter 13 Problem Solving Scenarios and Exercises Which
Challenge Cognitive Distortions.
Chapter 14 Personal Physical and Sexual Abuse.
Chapter 15 The Cycle of Offending.
Chapter 16 Victim Awareness and Empathy.
Chapter 17 Use of Pornography and Dealing with Sexual
Fantasy.
Chapter 18 Attachments and Relationships.
Chapter 19 Lifestyle Change and Preventing Relapse.
Chapter 20 Evaluation of Progress.
References.
Appendix 1 Vignettes and Scenarios for Problem Solving
Exercises.
Appendix 2 Examples of Quiz Questions.
Index.
Circa l’autore
William R. Lindsay, Ph D, is Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Lead Clinician in Scotland and Head of Research for Castlebeck Care, Darlington, UK. He is also Chair of Learning Disabilities and Forensic Psychology at the University of Abertay, Dundee. Previously he was a consultant psychologist in the State Hospital, Scotland with responsibilities for intellectual disabilities and mainstream sex offender treatment. He is currently associate editor for the Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities and the Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and is also on the editorial board for the British Journal of Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry, Psychology and Law.