The clinical assessment of treatment change among sexual offenders, and the relationship between change and risk
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University of Canterbury. Psychology
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2015
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Beggs Christofferson, S.M.
Olver, M.E.
Grace, R.C.
Wong, S.C.P.
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Meta-analytic findings are clear that treatment can be effective at reducing sexual reoffending. Yet, a significant proportion of those who complete best-practice programs go on to reoffend (~11%). Not all who complete the same treatment therefore derive the same benefit! Given this, how can we know whether an individual has made relevant change in treatment? How can we know how much change they have made? And, if an individual has made change across treatment, does this mean they are less likely to reoffend?
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Beggs Christofferson, S.M., Olver, M.E., Grace, R.C., Wong, S.C.P. (2015) The clinical assessment of treatment change among sexual offenders, and the relationship between change and risk. Montreal, Canada: 34th Annual Research and Treatment Conference of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA), 14-17 Oct 2015.
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Field of Research::17 - Psychology and Cognitive Sciences::1701 - Psychology::170104 - Forensic Psychology
Fields of Research::44 - Human society::4402 - Criminology::440202 - Correctional theory, offender treatment and rehabilitation
Fields of Research::44 - Human society::4402 - Criminology::440202 - Correctional theory, offender treatment and rehabilitation