Therapeutic climate within a treatment program for categorical deniers
The purpose of this study was to examine whether the therapeutic climate within a sex offender “deniers” program, where denial was not challenged, would be equivalent to the therapeutic climate within a conventional program where sex offenders were admitting responsibility. Using a sample of 77 sex...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2018
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International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
Year: 2018, Volume: 62, Issue: 8, Pages: 2216-2235 |
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| Summary: | The purpose of this study was to examine whether the therapeutic climate within a sex offender “deniers” program, where denial was not challenged, would be equivalent to the therapeutic climate within a conventional program where sex offenders were admitting responsibility. Using a sample of 77 sex offenders, therapeutic alliance and group climate were measured early and late in treatment. As expected, therapeutic alliance was more difficult to attain with deniers early in treatment, particularly therapeutic bond; however, by the end of the treatment, there were no significant differences in therapeutic alliance. There did not appear to be significant differences in group climate early or late in treatment except for the deniers reporting significantly lower levels of open expression of anger and disagreement within the group and, in contrast to the admitters, making significant improvements in group climate over time. Implications for the treatment of categorical deniers and further research suggestions are discussed. |
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| ISSN: | 1552-6933 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0306624X17717143 |