The Treatment of Sex Offenders with Developmental Disabilities: A Practice Workbook

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William R. Lindsay (Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Lead Clinician in Scotland and Head of Research for Castlebeck Care, Darlington, UK; University of Abertay, Dundee)

The Treatment of Sex Offenders with Developmental Disabilities

A Practice Workbook

William R. Lindsay (Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Lead Clinician in Scotland and Head of Research for Castlebeck Care, Darlington, UK; University of Abertay, Dundee)

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John Wiley & Sons Inc
31 March 2009

Offenders; Child & developmental psychology; Psychotherapy

A practical treatment manual, specifically developed for use with offenders who have intellectual disabilities, which will help clinicians to prepare and run therapeutic group sessions as part of an offender rehabilitation programme.

Traditional methods and techniques have been modified so that they can be used with offenders with developmental disabilities Looks at topics such as disclosure, dealing with cognitive distortions, the cycle of offending, victim awareness, pathways to offending and non-offending and relapse prevention As well as CBT, new initiatives in offender rehabilitation, such as self-regulation and the Good Lives Model (GLM), are covered

By: William R. Lindsay (Consultant Clinical Psychologist Lead Clinician in Scotland and Head of Research for Castlebeck Care Darlington UK; University of Abertay Dundee)
Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 236mm, Width: 177mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 595g
ISBN: 9780470062029
ISBN 10: 0470062029
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 31 March 2009
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

William R. Lindsay, PhD, is Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Lead Clinician in Scotland and Head of Research for Castlebeck Care, Darlington, UK. He is also Chair of Learning Disabilities and Forensic Psychology at the University of Abertay, Dundee. Previously he was a consultant psychologist in the State Hospital, Scotland with responsibilities for intellectual disabilities and mainstream sex offender treatment. He is currently associate editor for the Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities and the Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and is also on the editorial board for the British Journal of Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry, Psychology and Law.

Reviews for The Treatment of Sex Offenders with Developmental Disabilities: A Practice Workbook

Each chapter is made up of a series of exercises in which specific group activities are described in detail, frequently including examples of dialog that might occur during the exercise to illustrate the focus of the session. ( PsycCRITIQUES , March 2010)