The treatment of sexual deviance within therapeutic settings

Date
2020
Authors
Matsuo D
Donaldson M
ware, jayson
Abstract

This chapter will describe the treatment philosophy used by Australian correctional jurisdiction to treat sexual deviance issues within a therapeutic setting. The basis of the approach is to assist individuals convicted of a sexual offence to learn a small number of skills that can be used for all treatment risk areas. In so doing, there is a focus on healthy sexuality throughout all of the treatment process and a limited need for specific treatment exercises relating solely to sexual deviance. The importance of contextual or process issues to create optimal therapeutic environments within which to target sexual deviance is highlighted. Having described the treatment philosophy, we then illustrate specific treatment strategies used for sexual functioning with reference to specific exercises or concepts organised under physiological arousal, cognitions, and behavioural.

Description
Citation
Ware J,Matsuo D,Donaldson M (2020). The treatment of sexual deviance within therapeutic settings. In Assessing and Managing Problematic Sexual Interests A Practitioner's Guide.
Keywords
Psychology
Ngā upoko tukutuku/Māori subject headings
ANZSRC fields of research
Fields of Research::52 - Psychology::5203 - Clinical and health psychology::520302 - Clinical psychology
Fields of Research::52 - Psychology::5201 - Applied and developmental psychology::520105 - Psychological methodology, design and analysis
Fields of Research::44 - Human society::4402 - Criminology::440202 - Correctional theory, offender treatment and rehabilitation
Fields of Research::52 - Psychology::5201 - Applied and developmental psychology::520103 - Forensic psychology
Rights
All rights reserved unless otherwise stated, This is an Accepted Manuscript of a book chapter published by Routledge in Assessing and Managing Problematic Sexual Interests: A Practitioner's Guide on 19 July, 2020, available online: https://www.routledge.com/Assessing-and-Managing-Problematic-Sexual-Interests-A-Practitioners-Guide/Akerman-Perkins-Bartels/p/book/9780367254186