Up the slippery slope: Groupwork with sex offenders with a learning disability

Treatment of intellectually disabled individuals who have committed sexual offences: A review of the literature

“…They note the benefits of linking learning with active teaching and the incorporation of emotional content into the work to reinforce and associate with alternative behaviours and cognitions. The clinical practice benefits of this treatment approach have been recognized in Britain amongst early therapeutic programmes for intellectually disabled sex offenders and supported by Leyland, Wilcox, Stait, and Geach (1995), McKenzie et al (1997), Leyland (1998, 1999), Forshaw et al (2000), and Hordell, Rees, and Robinson (2001).…”

“…Working with four male clients, they provided evidence of positive changes in target behaviours, although they acknowledged that their results could be generalized only tentatively. McKenzie et al (1997) described the particular difficulties in finding appropriate assessment tools for intellectually disabled sex offenders, advising that reliable and valid outcome measures are difficult to obtain. They offered suggestions about methods for evaluating progress and noted particular difficulties in identifying appropriate controls.…”

“…In particular, there have been difficulties in terms of establishing standardized and specialized treatment programmes for intellectually disabled offenders (Cox-Lindenbaum, 1990Caparulo, 1991;Griffiths, Quinsey, & Hingsburger, 1989;Haaven & Schlank, 2001;Hayes, 1991;Parsons, 1984;Swanson & Garwick, 1990). Assessing risk and treatability has posed ongoing problems (McKenzie, Chisolm, & Miller, 1997). Accurately evaluating therapeutic change through valid outcome measures has largely been absent (Kolton, Boer, & Boer, 2001).…”

Bridging the gap: feminist theory and practice reality in work with the perpetrators of child sexual abuse

“…Thus, in our experience, a man whose first language is not English may be seen individually in order to pay close attention to his level of comprehension. The particular needs of men with learning disabilities have generated separate groupwork programmes (see for example McKenzie et al 1997 , who describe a programme using psychology, nursing and art therapy in a hospital setting).…”

“…# 1999 Blackwell Science Ltd learning disabilities have generated separate groupwork programmes (see for example McKenzie et al 1997, who describe a programme using psychology, nursing and art therapy in a hospital setting).…”