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Good Lives sexual offender treatment for mentally disordered offenders

Gannon, Theresa A., King, Tracy, Miles, Helen, Lockerbie, Lona, Willis, Gwenda M. (2011) Good Lives sexual offender treatment for mentally disordered offenders. British Journal of Forensic Practice, 13 (3). pp. 153-168. ISSN 1463-6646. (doi:10.1108/14636641111157805) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:35100)

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/14636641111157805

Abstract

Purpose – The main aim of this paper is to describe the content, structure and preliminary evaluation of a new Good Lives sexual offender treatment group (SOTG) for male mentally disordered offenders.

Design/methodology/approach – As evaluation and work on the SOTG is necessarily ongoing, case study descriptions of each patient who attended the SOTG and of their progress throughout SOTG are described.

Findings – Overall, the case study progress reports suggest that mentally disordered male patients made some notable progress on SOTG despite their differential and complex needs. In particular, attention to each patient's life goals and motivators appeared to play a key role in promoting treatment engagement. Furthermore, patients with lower intelligence quotient and/or indirect pathways required additional support to understand the links between the Good Lives Model (GLM) and their own risk for sexual offending.

Research limitations/implications – Further evaluations of SOTG groups, that incorporate higher numbers of participants and adequate control groups, are required before solid conclusions and generalisations can be made.

Practical implications – Practitioners should consider providing additional support to clients when implementing any future SOTGs for mentally disordered patients.

Originality/value – This is the first paper to outline and describe implementation of the GLM in the sexual offender treatment of mentally disordered male patients group format. As such, it will be of interest to any professionals involved in the facilitation of sexual offender treatment within this population.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1108/14636641111157805
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Psychology
Depositing User: Theresa Gannon
Date Deposited: 05 Sep 2013 12:15 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:12 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/35100 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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