Therapeutic engagement styles of child sexual offenders in a group treatment program: a grounded theory study
| dc.contributor.author | Frost, A. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2007-12-20T01:31:48Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2007-12-20T01:31:48Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2004 | en |
| dc.description | Available online via SpringerLink by subscription. | en |
| dc.description.abstract | It is widely observed that child sexual offenders typically exhibit considerable reluctance to self-disclose at a level that reflects the full reality of their offending. Their successful engagement in relapse prevention-based programs is therefore problematic. This paper describes a study involving men undertaking a prototypical group treatment program, facing the challenge of revealing to others the details of their offense process. A procedure was developed to access their covert responses at the time of this encounter. From a grounded theory analysis, participants were found to employ various strategies to manage situations where self-disclosure was required. Four distinct disclosure management styles emerged: exploratory, oppositional, evasive and placatory; the latter three of which appear unfavorable to effective engagement in treatment. As well as suggesting ways of influencing disclosure management style, analysis indicated that it might be possible to predict these different orientations during routine assessment. | en |
| dc.identifier.citation | Frost, A. (2004) Therapeutic engagement styles of child sexual offenders in a group treatment program: a grounded theory study. Sexual Abuse: a Journal of Research and Treatment, 16(3), pp. 191-208. | en |
| dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1023/B:SEBU.0000029132.97604.1d | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10092/641 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | University of Canterbury. Social Work. | en |
| dc.rights.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10092/17651 | en |
| dc.subject | sex offender treatment | en |
| dc.subject | child sex offenders - therapeutic engagement - self-disclosure - disclosure management style | en |
| dc.subject.marsden | Fields of Research::380000 Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences::380100 Psychology | en |
| dc.subject.marsden | Fields of Research::370000 Studies in Human Society::370200 Social Work::370299 Social work not elsewhere classified | en |
| dc.title | Therapeutic engagement styles of child sexual offenders in a group treatment program: a grounded theory study | en |
| dc.type | Journal Article |
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