One important aspect of the context is that therapist-patient sex is a phenomenon in which the overwhelming majority (though not all) of the perpetrators are male and the overwhelming majority (though not all) of abused patients are female. That offenders tend to be male and abused patients...
Here, we compared therapist and client (N = 80) mid-treatment assessment scores on the Sex Offender Treatment Intervention and Progress Scale (SOTIPS) in a prison-based treatment program for adult male sex offenders. The SOTIPS is 16-item dynamic assessment measure of treatment needs and ...
Professional response to childhood sexual abuse has evolved through three stages: (1) discovery of the problem, (2) identification of abuse victims and support for disclosure, and (3) emphasis on forensic issues. The importance of treating victims and offenders is emphasized, as opposed to overinv...
Characteristics of offenders and consequences for patients are presented and issues of detection, sanctions, legislation, and prevention are addressed. Studies suggest that the vast majority of patients are harmed by the experience and that neither improved training, licensing, personal therapy, nor ...