Table
3: Juvenile
sex offender treatment modules and treatment issues.
Treatment
Module |
Treatment
Issue |
1. Disclosure of the Committing
Offense and Taking Responsibility for Actions |
·
Anticipation
of the pattern and cycle of abuse ·
Understanding
the consequences of sending to sell, victim, community |
2. Cognitive Autobiography |
·
Identification
and remediation of family issues and dysfunctions |
3. History of Delinquency,
Sexuality, Substance Abuse |
·
Resolution
of Victimization History of the Offender ·
Understanding
the Role of Sexual Arousal ·
Identification
of Abuse Pattern ·
Identification
of the Pattern and Cycle of Abuse |
4. Offense Cycle |
·
Identification
of Thinking Errors and Cognitive Distortions That Support the Trigger
Offending Behaviors ·
Understanding
the Role of Sexual Arousal ·
Management
of the Addictive Qualities ·
Identification
and Interruption of Cycle ·
Development
of Internal Mastery and Control |
5. Empathy and Restorative Justice |
·
Understand
the Consequences of Sending to Self, Victim, and Community ·
Identification
and Expression of Feeling ·
Development
of Prosocial Relationship Skills ·
Development
of Empathy |
6. Relapse Prevention and
Reintegration |
·
Management
in Addictive Qualities ·
Identification
and Interruption of Cycle ·
Development
in Internal Mastery and Control ·
Development
of Relapse Prevention Strategies |
Note: National Task Force on Juvenile Sex
Offending (NTFJSO, 1993) [33]