Sex Offender Treatment Case Study

1. Denial is so important in sex offender treatment because it encourages finding out or exploring why denial occurs and adoptions of better and more appropriate patterns and programming (pre-treatments) that will help the offender to learn and acquire information about the offender’s dynamics, defenses, etc. which will help him/her cope well during the treatment sessions. According to Alaska Dept of Corrections and United States of America (1996), some of the aspects dealt with in offender treatment are denial of harm, denial of fantasy or planning, denial of responsibility, denial of frequency of offending and denial of the need for treatment. Polygraph and the penile plethysmograph can assist treatment providers find out more about deviant

These cognitive-behavioral techniques; anger management, deviant sexual arousal, and interventions dependent on the principles of risk, responsibilities and needs provide the most common forms of treatment used with sex offenders. Typically, these techniques ensure effective treatment of cognitive distortions, teaching of social skills and empathy and the implementation of emotion management and relapse prevention. Cognitive-behavioral techniques are proven and effective treatment for a number of mental illnesses and problems because they are comprehensive and effectual treatments and can be considered the best practice for treatment with sexual offenders as inferred by Alaska Dept of Corrections and United States of America

Indeed, that correctional counselors and custodial staff need to work together in collaboration to improve on the treatment and management of offenders. For example, they should work together so as to eliminate impediments arising from the conflicting assertions on the advocacy for the treatment and rehabilitation and maintenance of order and security so that the offenders are able to cooperate in correctional treatment without any fear that treatment induced statements may incriminate him/her. This collaboration should be done in a way that ensures offenders are assisted to cope, learn and reform their behaviors so that they can enhance security (McElreath et al.,