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Treating Child Sex Offenders
and
Victims
by Anna C. Salter
What forms of treatment are best suited for both the offender and the victim of child
sexual abuse? How does treatment of sex offenders differ from that of other clients?
Treating Child
Sex Offenders and Victims offers treatment alternatives for offenders and victims of child
sexual abuse. Beginning with a concise overview which addresses both the prevalence of
and responsibility for child sexual abuse, Salter presents an assessment battery
specifically chosen for its relevance to sex offenders. Clinicians will find this a
valuable —and
long overdue—tool for measuring an offender’s attitudes towards women, rape
myths, cognitive distortions about child molesting, social skills, empathy, and alcohol
abuse. In
addition, practitioners are presented with several methods to treat offenders including
group therapy, behavioral therapy, cognitive restructuring, and relapse prevention. For
those involved in the treatment of victims, this insightful volume provides information on
individual treatment, ways of minimizing trauma in victims within the legal system, and
the use of and limitations of behavioral indicators of abuse.
Finally, the importance of a therapeutic philosophy of treatment is emphasized, and a
philosophy is advanced which holds the offender accountable for his or her behavior.
Specialists in mental health, psychiatry, psychology, and social work will find the
practical suggestions presented in this volume indispensable for their own professional
work.
ORDER CODE: SP130B
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