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Abracen, Jeffrey; Looman, Jan - Treatment of High Risk Sexual Offenders - 9781118980163 - V9781118980163
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Treatment of High Risk Sexual Offenders

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Description for Treatment of High Risk Sexual Offenders Paperback. Treatment of High-Risk Sexual Offenders addresses concrete management strategies, from initial intake to community treatment programs, and describes a detailed program for high risk offenders which has been developed, tested and refined for over 15 years. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JKVQ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Treatment of High-Risk Sexual Offenders addresses concrete management strategies, from initial intake to community treatment programs, and describes a detailed program for high risk offenders which has been developed, tested and refined for over 15 years.
  • Provides a thorough review of contemporary theory and research relating to complex, challenging populations, and translates it into a comprehensive system of assessment and treatment for high risk sexual offenders
  • Offers detailed coverage of setting and staff requirements, the importance of the therapeutic alliance, and how to balance individual therapy with group components in order to develop social and self-management skills
  • Builds on the principle of integrative care, drawing on the established Risk-Need-Responsivity (RNR) model for offender assessment and rehabilitation but adding new components of CBT and motivational interviewing
  • Includes a complete assessment battery and strategies for managing serious mental illness and comorbidity

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781118980163
SKU
V9781118980163
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99-15

About Abracen, Jeffrey; Looman, Jan
Dr Jeffrey Abracen is Chief Psychologist with Central District Parole, Correctional Service of Canada. He was previously clinical director of the community based Methadone Maintenance Treatment Program, and until late 2011 was co-director of the Relapse Prevention Maintenance Program offered to sexual offenders in the Central District of Correctional Service of Canada. He has provided training related to the community treatment and supervision of sexual offenders to a variety of audiences and has more than thirty publications in peer-reviewed journals, as well as many conference presentations. Dr Jan Looman is a psychologist working on the Forensic Unit of Providence Care Mental Health Services in Kingston, Canada, and was previously Clinical Manager at the Regional Treatment Center Ontario, a psychiatric hospital serving the Federal Prison system in Ontario. From 1997-2011 he was Program Director of the Regional Treatment Centre Sex Offender Treatment Program. For the past six years he has conducted Sexually Violent Predator assessments in Washington State. He has carried out training regarding the assessment and treatment of sex offenders at various conferences and workshops and has more than thirty peer-reviewed publications in this area.

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