| Sexual Offender Treatment Program Mission Statement | |||||||||||||||||||||
| The mission of the Center for Life Skills Development (CLSD) Sexual Offender Treatment Program is to increase the
safety of the community by providing effective, research-based, education and treatment to sexual offenders who are motivated to avoid recidivism and who are amenable to treatment. Motivated offenders shall be provided with the education and safe environment needed to foster cognitive, affective, and behavioral changes for controlling their sexually offensive or inappropriate behavior. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Referral Information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| For an offender to be accepted into the Sexual Offender Treatment Program, he/she should have been convicted of a sexual offense. If the client has charges or allegations without having been convicted, they may consider other treatment options that are available to them within the Center for Life Skills Development. These options may be discussed with Jennifer Balistreri, LMSW at 520.546.1642. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Intake | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Intake involves a minimum of two individual sessions completing agency paperwork consisting of program agreements, consent to
treatment, release of information, and a psycho/social/sexual history. Additionally, a clinical interview and individualized sex offender-specific and static risk
assessments are completed for a comprehensive evaluation.
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| Assessment | |||||||||||||||||||||
Assessments are initially used to determine appropriate treatment placement. Ongoing assessment is used to measure and evaluate changes in arousal, thinking, and attitudes. The Sexual Offender
Treatment Program utilizes the following assessments:| ◊ Abel Assessment for Sexual Interest-2(TM) | ◊ Multiphasic Sex Inventory II (MSI) | ◊ Million Clinical MultiAxial Inventory-III (TM) | space |
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Sexual Offender Treatment Program Services |
◊ Adult Groups | ◊ Female Groups | ◊ Juvenile Groups | ◊ Specialized Assessment | ◊ Arousal Conditioning | ◊ Chaperone Training | ◊ Significant Others Support | ◊ Pre-Trial Assessment | | |||
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| Treatment Approaches | |||||||||||||||||||||
| The Sexual Offender Treatment Program utilizes group and/or individual modalities. Methods of treatment utilze a combination of psychoeducational, cognitive behavioral, and relapse prevention treatment approaches. Additionally, CLSD supports a collaborative approach to community supervision. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Female Offenders | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Female offenders, like cognitively disabled and adolescent offenders, need separate group and individual services. Their treatment will entail different schema of modules, different styles of benchmarks, and gender-specific needs. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Juvenile Offenders | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Treatment emphasis for young/adolescent offenders is focused more on psychoeducational and experiential approaches with importance in exploring developmental stages. Family systems are encouraged to be actively involved in adolescent treatment, with goals of reunification if appropriate. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Program Design | |||||||||||||||||||||
| There are two program tracks: a Standard Track and a Statutory Offense Track. Each track consists of treatment phases with specific benchmarks such as offense layout, autobiography, offense chain/cycle, relapse prevention planning, and victim letters. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1. Standard Track | |||||||||||||||||||||
| The Standard Track is designed for molestation offenders, incest offenders, and sexual assault offenders (rape) whose victim is significantly younger than the offender. Hands-off offenders convicted of voyeurism, exhibitionism, possession of child pornography strongly suggests arousal to children, but this is not always true. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2. Statutory Offense Track | |||||||||||||||||||||
| The Statutory Offense Track includes sexual assault and molestation offenders whose victim is closer in age when there are no other indicated issues of inappropriate arousal or patterns of preying or manipulation. This track is much shorter than the Standard Track with a somewhat different array of modules and benchmarks. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Please note: Disclosure of offensive and truthful polygraphs are required to advance in the treatment phases. The following is a summary of the services in each of the treatment phases. | ◊ | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Treatment Phases | ||
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| Phase | Group Counseling | Individual Counseling |
| Phase I | 2x week | 2x month |
| Phase II | 1-2x week | 1x month |
| Phase III | 1x week | 1x month |
| Phase IV | 2x month | 1x month |
| Maintenance | 1x month | Once every other month |
| After Care | 1x month | Once every quarter |