Toolkit for Working with Juvenile Sex Offenders [Paperback]

Juvenile sex offender therapy has changed markedly since it emerged in the 1980s. Toolkit for Working with Juvenile Sex Offenders provides therapists with a summary of evidence-based practice with this population, including working with comorbid conditions and developmental disabilities. It provides tools for use in assessment, case formulation, and treatment, and includes forms, checklists, and exercises.

The intended audience is practitioners engaged in the assessment and treatment of juveniles whose sexual interests and/or behaviors are statistically non-normative and/or problematic.?Readers will find a chapter on academic assessment and intervention, a domain frequently not covered by texts in this field.

• Identifies evidence-based treatment practice specifically for juveniles
• Provides tools for assessment, case formulation, and treatment
• Covers treatment in comorbid conditions or developmental disabilities
• Contains forms, checklists, and client exercises for use in practice

1. Informed Consent or Assent for Assessment, Treatment, and Releases of Information Robert Kinscherff and Craig Latham 2. Assessment of Dynamic Treatment Targets for Juveniles who Sexually Offend Raymond A. Knight and Judith E. Sims-Knight 3. Penile Plethysmography Joseph J. Plaud and Kenneth E. Blackstone 4. The Polygraph Kenneth E. Blackstone and Joseph J. Plaud 5. Writing Dispositional Evaluations of Juveniles Adjudicated for Sexual Offenses and Juveniles with Sexual Behavioral Problems Daniel S. Bromberg 6. Tools for Testifying in Court William T. O'Donohue 7. Assessing and Modifying Denial in Juvenile Sexual Offenders William T. O'Donohue 8. Relapse Prevention as a Treatment Modality for Juvenile Sex Offenders Charlene Steen and Daniel S. Bromberg 9. An Outpatient Treatment Response for Youth Assessed alc.