Evaluation of a Community-Based Sex Offender Treatment Program Using a Good Lives Model Approach

Harkins, Leigh; Flak, Vanja; Beech, Anthony R.; Woodhams, Jessica

doi:10.1177/1079063211429469

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“…A shift to a case model with protective factors in mind could improve not only the relationship between client and treatment provider but also the satisfaction of the treatment provider herself or himself. This has been shown to be the case for good lives model (GLM)-orientated treatment models (Harkins, Flak, Beech, & Woodhams, 2012). Even if the results of the present study do not support the influence of protective factors on non-recidivism in accused juvenile who sexually offended, further protective factors such as intelligence and self-control deserve more attention in future research.…”

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confidence: 67%

Protective Factors and Recidivism in Accused Juveniles Who Sexually Offended

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To date, research on juvenile sexual offender recidivism has tended to focus on risk factors rather than protective factors. Therefore, very little is known about protective factors in the population of juveniles who sexually offended. The aim of the present study was to examine the impact of protective factors on non-recidivism in a sample of accused juveniles who sexually offended (N = 71) in a mean follow-up period of 47.84 months. Protective factors were measured with the Protective Factor Scale of the Structured Assessment of Violence Risk in Youth (SAVRY), and the Structured Assessment of PROtective Factors for violence risk (SAPROF). Criminal charges served as recidivism data. The internal scale of the SAPROF, in particular, yielded moderate predictive accuracy for the absence of violent and general recidivism, though not for the absence of sexual recidivism. No protective factor of the SAVRY did reveal predictive accuracy regarding various types of the absence of recidivism. Furthermore, protective factors failed to achieve any significant incremental predictive accuracy beyond that captured by the SAVRY risk factors alone. The potential therapeutic benefit of protective factors in juvenile sexual offender treatment is discussed.

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confidence: 67%

Protective Factors and Recidivism in Accused Juveniles Who Sexually Offended

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“…Instead, in line with EBP, possession of skilled clinical judgment and attendance to client preference and values is critical. For example, research is accumulating to suggest that non criminogenic needs are important for improving offendersÕ motivation and responsivity within offending behavior programs (Flinton & Scholz, 2006;Harkins, Flak, Beech, & Woodhams, 2012;Willis, Yates, Gannon, & Ward, 2013). Yet we have received a variety of multidisciplinary responses regarding our attempts to respond positively to clientsÕ non criminogenic needs which include: slow or inadequate response to our referrals or being requested to prioritize the ÔrealÕ task of offence work.…”

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confidence: 99%

Where has all the psychology gone?

Gannon

Ward

2014

Aggression and Violent Behavior

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(2014) Where has all the psychology gone? A critical review of evidence-based psychological practice in correctional settings. Aggression and Violent Behavior., 19 (4 WHERE HAS ALL THE PSYCHOLOGY GONE?2! Abstract Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) is the gold standard for effective clinical psychological practice. In this review we examine the basic tenets of EBP and consider how-in the context of psychological treatment provision-EBP is able to subsume the overarching guiding theory of offender rehabilitation adopted by correctional policy makers and psychologists worldwide (i.e., the Risk-Need-Responsivity Model, RNR;Andrews & Bonta, 2010a). We also examine ways in which, under the backdrop of RNR, EBP tenets are typically being neglected by correctional psychologists. We examine three key aspects of EBP currently being neglected by correctional psychologists: (a) individualized and flexible client focus, (b) the therapeutic alliance, and (c) psychological expertise. We also highlight two highly related issues responsible for psychologistsÕ neglect of EBP within corrections. The first relates to the dual-relationship problem.That is, the tension that psychologists experience as a result of engaging in psychological practice whilst also obliging the risk and security orientated policies of correctional systems. The second relates to psychologistsÕ response to this tension. In short, psychology, as a discipline appears to have acquiesced to the dual-relationship problem.In our view, this constitutes a ÔcrisisÕ for the discipline of correctional psychology and for the provision of best practice treatment within correctional settings. We offer several recommendations for injecting EBP back into correctional psychology for the individual, psychology as a discipline, and correctional policy makers.Key words: Evidence Based Practice, Risk Need Responsivity, Corrections, SciencePractice Gap. WHERE HAS ALL THE PSYCHOLOGY GONE? 3!Where has all the Psychology Gone? A Critical Review of Evidence-Based Psychological Practice in Correctional SettingsThe role of the correctional or forensic psychologist has evolved steadily from decades of struggle between punishment and rehabilitation proponents. Ultimately, the psychologist has secured an important role in contemporary western world corrections.Yet despite correctional psychology having evolved over many decades, we believe that the correctional psychology discipline is facing a crisis. In this manuscript, we highlight one fundamental aspect underpinning this crisis-that is, the correctional psychologistsÕ mounting neglect of Evidence Based Practice (EBP). The lack of attention to EBP within such a highly important field is potentially harmful not only to the profession of psychology but also to society who must inevitably deal with the devastating effects of re-offending associated with inadequate psychological treatment.In this manuscript, we examine (1) the development of the modern day correctional psychologist; paying particular attention to the highly popular Risk Nee...

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“…Results of the present analysis support the conclusion of Ward and Laws (2010) that sex offenders do respond to clinicians who show a genuine interest in them and convey confidence that they can turn their lives around. This study's findings may contribute to the increased optimism about treatment expressed by some contemporary scholars (Harkins, Flak, Beech, & Woodhams, 2012;Willis & Ward, 2011). Our findings point to elements of therapy that potentially could aid the efforts towards relapse prevention while simultaneously addressing the psychosocial needs of the sex offenders themselves in a transformative way.…”

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confidence: 64%