title: Working with parents to reduce juvenile sex offender recidivism.
abstract: Although there is very little research in the area of including parents in juvenile sex offender treatment, one of the factors that might be worth exploring is how the parental relationship may aid in successful relapse prevention. Since the family environment is a potential risk factor for adolescent sex offenders, integration of relapse prevention into daily family life may be a significant part of these youths' success or failure in the community. This article focuses on the concept of including parents in juvenile sex offender treatment. Issues addressed include what treatment providers can do to involve parents in relapse prevention, treatment providers' misconceptions about the inclusion of parents in treatment, a rationale for including parents in treatment, and research regarding different parenting styles.
authors.affiliation: zankman@att.net
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zankman
authors.forename: Josephine
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bonomo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008019:Life Style; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014481:United States