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Treating sex offenders : a guide to clinical practice with adults, clerics, children, and adolescents / William E. Prendergast.

Van Pelt Library RC560.S47 P74 2004
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Prendergast, William E.
Contributor:
Prendergast, William E.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Sex offenders--Rehabilitation.
Sex offenders.
Psychosexual disorders--Treatment.
Psychosexual disorders.
Pedophilia--rehabilitation.
Sex Offenses--prevention & control.
Psychotherapy--methods.
Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological--rehabilitation.
Medical Subjects:
Pedophilia--rehabilitation.
Sex Offenses--prevention & control.
Psychotherapy--methods.
Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological--rehabilitation.
Physical Description:
xxi, 331 pages ; 22 cm
Edition:
Second edition.
Place of Publication:
New York : Haworth Press, [2004]
Contents:
Distinguishing characteristics of sex offenders: the who of treatment
The inadequate personality
The never-satisfied parent: negative self-image and selective perception
Exaggerated needs for control
Pervasive guilt and subjective judgment
Relational issues
Sexual performance problems
Remaining characteristic deficits in adult offenders
Treatment issues: overview
The five cs of sex offender treatment
Sexual "imprinting" as a consequence of early traumatic molestation
Pedophiles
Sexually assaultive versus seductive offenders
The sex offender's motivation may not be sexual
A "whole-man" approach to treatment
Why sex as the "chosen" deviation?
An overview of value formation
Self-confrontation and resistance in the compulsive sex offender
Religious personnel who molest children and adolescents.
Notes:
Rev. ed. of: Treating sex offenders in correctional institutions and outpatient clinics. c1991.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-311) and index.
ISBN:
0789009307
0789009315
OCLC:
50920747

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