title: Sexual offender treatment: a positive approach.
abstract: This article describes a treatment program for sexual offenders that is a modification of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and that emphasizes a positive approach. Several issues that characterize most CBT programs for sexual offenders are challenged and alternatives are offered. The overall features of the positive approach are then described. Finally outcome evaluations of the effects of CBT programs are described and compared with the long-term outcome of the current positive program. This comparison suggested that the positive program is more effective than the traditional CBT approach.
authors.affiliation: Rockwood Psychological Services, 403-303 Bagot Street, Kingston, Ontario, K7K 5W7, Canada. bill@rockwoodpsyc.com
authors.forename: William L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Marshall
authors.forename: Liam E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Marshall
authors.forename: Gerris A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Serran
authors.forename: Matt D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: O'Brien
mesh_terms: D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009769:Object Attachment; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000379:methods*; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology*; D012917:Social Adjustment