Assessment of sexual offenders against children
By: Vernon L. Quinsey, Martin L. Lalumière.
Contributors: Lalumiere, Martin L.
Series: The APSAC study guides ;; vol. 1
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Ca
Language: eng
Number of pages: 98
Subjects: Child molesters -- Psychology.; Pedophilia.; Child sexual abuse.
Description: Written for mental health professionals, this indispensable guide reviews the range of relevant literature covering issues in assessing child molesters. A vital road map, Assessment of Sexual Offenders Against Children steers you to the most current knowledge available on the subject in a compact, accessible form.

Learn from this resource what characteristics do and do not differentiate child molesters from other people, what situational factors are related to molestation, what instruments are used in the assessment of child molesters, how assessment information is used to appraise risk and guide treatment, and what elements to include in a useful assessment report. In addition, this volume covers the ethical and legal issues of this type of assessment.

. Not only does this APSAC Study Guide provide a high-level introduction to actual assessment issues by directing you to the literature, it also offers an opportunity to earn six continuing education units. Assessment of Sexual Offenders Against Children offers mental health professionals - those who perform risk assessments or plan treatment programs for those who have committed sex offenses against children - a unique home study option to earning continuing education credits.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 65-78).
"Published in cooperation with the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children."
Table of contents: title: 1. Objectives; title: 2. Conceptual description; title: 2.1 Introduction; title: 2.2 General issues in the assessment sex offenders against children; title: 2.3 Characteristics of sex offenders against children; title: 2.3.1 Social competence; title: 2.3.2 Cognitions and beliefs; title: 2.3.3 Sexual preferences; title: 2.3.4 Personality and psychopathology; title: 2.3.5 Hormonal and brain dysfunctions; title: 2.3.6 Typologies of child molesters; title: 2.4 Situational predictors of sexual offenses against children; title: 3. Implications for practice; title: 3.1 The assessment; title: 3.1.1 Interview; title: 3.1.2 Psychological tests; title: 3.1.3 Phallometric assessment; title: 3.1.4 Polygraph testing; title: 3.2 Appraising risk; title: 3.3 Treatment planning; title: 3.4 Ethical issues; title: 3.4.1 Who is the client?; title: 3.4.2 Confidentiality and reporting; title: 3.4.3 Professional guidelines; title: 3.4.4 Legal guidelines; title: 3.4.5 Conflict of interest; title: 3.5 The report; title: 4. Recommended assessment instruments.