Assessment and Treatment of Sexual

Herausgeber: Craig, Leam A; Browne, Kevin D; Lindsay, William R

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The assessment, treatment, and management of sexual offenders with intellectual disabilities are areas of growing concern within the field of clinical forensic psychology. Assessment and Treatment of Sexual Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities: A Handbook presents a comprehensive collection of the most up-to-date information and practical approaches to effective assessment and treatment. Contributors are among the leading researchers and practitioners in the field of contemporary forensic psychology, and include such experts as Tony Ward and Glynis Murphy. The contributors' latest research findings on the characteristics and prevalence of sexual offenders with intellectual disabilities are summarized and key topics are covered, including theories of sexual offending, developmental pathways, risk assessment, personality disorders and psychopathy, community- and prison-based treatment programmes, and legal and mental health services. The existing literature on sexual offenders with intellectual disabilities is also reviewed, as are the latest legislative developments and treatment approaches. This is an invaluable resource for students, practitioners, and researchers who require an overview of current assessment and management techniques surrounding diminished capacity sex offenders.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Mai 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 688g
• ISBN-13: 9780470058398
• ISBN-10: 0470058390
• Artikelnr.: 31574156

Autorenporträt

Leam A. Craig is a Consultant Forensic Psychologist and Partner at Forensic Psychology Practice Ltd. He has published numerous research chapters, articles and books on the assessment and treatment of sexual offenders. He is also an Honorary Senior Research Fellow, University of Birmingham. William R. Lindsay is Lead Clinician in Scotland for Castlebeck Care and Chair of Learning Disabilities and Forensic Psychology at the University of Abertay, Dundee. He has contributed to more than 200 academic publications. Kevin D. Browne is Professor of Forensic Psychology and Child Health at the Institute of Work, Health and Organisations at the University of Nottingham. He is also a consultant to UNICEF and Head of the World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre on Child Care and Protection in the UK.

Inhaltsangabe

About the Editors.

Contributors.

Foreword.

Acknowledgements.

PART ONE INTRODUCTION.

1. Overview and Structure of the Book (Leam A. Craig, WilliamR. Lindsay and Kevin D. Browne).

2. Sexual Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities:Characteristics and Prevalence (Leam A. Craig and William R.Lindsay).

3. Developmental Pathways in Intellectually Disabled SexualOffenders (Susan C. Hayes).

4. Adolescents with Intellectual Disability and Family SexualAbuse (Kevin D. Browne and Michelle McManus).

5. Applying the Self-Regulation Model to Sexual Offenders withIntellectual Disabilities (Lynne Eccleston, Tony Ward and BarryWaterman).

PART TWO DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT AND COMORBIDITY.

6. Psychiatric Illness, Pervasive Developmental Disorders andRisk (Fabian Haut and Eleanor Brewster).

7. Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders in People withIntellectual Disabilities (Dorothy M. Griffiths, Paul Fedoroffand Deborah Richards).

PART THREE RISK ASSESSMENT.

8. Assessing Recidivism Risk in Sex Offenders with IntellectualDisabilities (William R. Lindsay and John L. Taylor).

9. Psychopathy and other Personality Disorders in SexualOffenders with Intellectual Disabilities (CatrinMorrissey).

10. Suggested Adaptations to the HCR-20 for Offenders withIntellectual Disabilities (Douglas P. Boer, Matthew Frize, RuthPappas, Catrin Morrissey and William R. Lindsay).

11. Suggested Adaptations to the SVR-20 for Offenders withIntellectual Disabilities (Douglas P. Boer, Matthew Frize, RuthPappas, Catrin Morrissey and William R. Lindsay).

PART FOUR ASSESSING TREATMENT NEED AND DEVIANCY.

12. Psychometric Assessment of Sexual Deviancy in SexualOffenders with Intellectual Disabilities (Leam A. Craig andWilliam R. Lindsay).

13. Assessing Treatment Need in Sexual Offenders withIntellectual Disabilities (Peter E. Langdon and Glynis H.Murphy).

PART FIVE PROVISIONS AND TREATMENT.

14. Staff Support and Development when Working with SexualOffenders with Intellectual Disabilities (Shawn Mosher).

15. Community-Based Treatment Programmes for Sex Offenders withIntellectual Disabilities (William R. Lindsay, Amanda M. Michieand Frank Lambrick).

16. The Treatment of Intellectually Disabled Sexual Offenders inthe National Offender Management Service: The Adapted Sex OffenderTreatment Programmes (Fiona Williams and Ruth E. Mann).

17. Journeying to Wise Mind: Dialectical Behaviour Therapy andOffenders with an Intellectual Disability (MarleenVerhoeven).

PART SIX FUTURE DIRECTIONS.

18. Improving Service Provision for Intellectually DisabledSexual Offenders (Hannah Ford and John Rose).

Index.

Rezensionen

"...essential reading for anyone wishing to responsibly develop or evaluate work with sexual offenders who have intellectual disabilities. It is an informative-yet readable-volume offering an honest appraisal of an emerging field." (Association of the Treatment for Sexual Abusers (ATSA) News Forum, Summer 2011)'Craig, Lindsay, and Browne have done a marvellous job ofcompiling this much-needed volume. The contributions provide astrong foundation for the development of effective interventionsthat promote offender responsibility and autonomy and increasetheir quality of life without compromising community safety. Foranyone who works with individuals with intellectual disabilitieswho exhibit sexually aggressive behaviour, this book is amust-read.'
--Marnie Rice, Professor of Psychiatry and BehaviouralNeurosciences at McMaster University, Canada