SEX OFFENDER TREATMENT
PURPOSE: The purpose of the program is to provide a treatment resource to the community for
the treatment of sex offenders.
POPULATION SERVED: Sex offenders, late-adolescence to adult.
REFERRAL SOURCES: Area law enforcement, social and human services and community
members, including sex offenders seeking non-mandated treatment .
PHILOSOPHY: The philosophy of the program is to provide agency and consumer friendly
treatment. Monthly reports are mailed to the sponsoring agency regarding their client's progress
and attendance. Each client is treated with respect; as an individual requiring psychological help.
Flexibility is emphasized and each individual's unique circumstances are taken into account in the development of the treatment plan.
TREATMENT GOAL: The treatment goal is to teach the sexual offender how to intervene in his deviant cycle to prevent further offending. In addition, the client learns how to manage daily stress more effectively and improve the overall quality of his life.
FORMAT: The primary format is group therapy. Group therapy helps the offender to keep his
offense in the open and as the primary reason for treatment. This also allows the offender to
develop a therapeutic alliance with the therapist and other group members and increase the incentive to succeed.
Individual and family therapy is provided as a component of some treatment plans, according to the client's unique circumstances. Psychiatric referral is available for offenders who might require psychiatric evaluation and/or medications. Psychological assessment services are also available.
LENGTH OF TREATMENT: Treatment length is indefinite and is adjusted according to the
offender's unique circumstances. It can run from six months, for assessment and less intense
treatment, to years for more intense treatment.
Typically, it takes approximately one year to complete each of four sex offender workbooks, an individual autobiography and individual psychotherapy, if needed.
Group members are never graduated from the program without the concurrence of their probation officers or other authorities and relapse prevention treatment may be recommended.
A polygraph examination is required by the Department of Corrections for individuals on sex offender probation.
If an individual shows deception on a polygraph examination, continued group therapy participation and satisfactory completion of a subsequent polygraph examination will be required, and the individual will not be released from the program until it is clear the individual is no longer a danger to others.
Risk Assessment: Prior to completion of the program, group members are administered a formal Risk Assessment. Various subjective and objective instruments are used, including The Abel Assessment for sexual interest-2™ (AASI-2), which is a comprehensive evaluation and treatment tool that provides baseline data, treatment planning guidance, and evaluation of progress throughout the treatment process. ©
Risk Assessment: Prior to completion of the program, group members are administered a formal Risk Assessment. Various subjective and objective instruments are used, including The Abel Assessment for sexual interest-2™ (AASI-2), which is a comprehensive evaluation and treatment tool that provides baseline data, treatment planning guidance, and evaluation of progress throughout the treatment process. ©
FEES: Payable in Advance
Group Therapy: $40.00
Group Therapy: Initial, Brief Psychosocial Assessment; $40.00
Individual and family therapy: Current Group Members: $40.00
Formal Sexual Offender Risk Assessment: Current Group Members: $250.00; Community Referrals: $500.00
Court Testimony: $150.00 per hour (3 hours paid in advance).
Group Therapy: $40.00
Group Therapy: Initial, Brief Psychosocial Assessment; $40.00
Individual and family therapy: Current Group Members: $40.00
Formal Sexual Offender Risk Assessment: Current Group Members: $250.00; Community Referrals: $500.00
Court Testimony: $150.00 per hour (3 hours paid in advance).