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The Counseling and Psychotherapy Center has developed a treatment based on a closer look at sex offender character pathology and relapse prevention. The center developed principles of change and recovery to be followed in treatment of the offender character pathology. Classical psychoanalysis has not been able to deal adequately with the underlying narcissistic character pathology of this group to cut down on relapse adequately. It may be useful to look at interpersonal aspects, the cycle of offending behavior and the nature of high-risk situations.
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Adolescent sexual offenders tend to come from the lower socioeconomic classes and dysfunctional families. They can be divided into pedophilic males, sexual assaulters, and mixed offense offenders. They tend to be Caucasian, Protestant, and have completed between the 7th and the 12th grade. They report that both parents suffered from child abuse and that fathers were substance abusers.These results were derived from a study of 20 years of empirical data using meta-analysis. Effects on intervention and clinical assessment are discussed.
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The attitudes of professionals who work with sex offenders affect interaction with their clients, and this affects the response their clients have to the prison environment. A central dilemma among professionals is the tension between the need to have a working relationship with clients and personal abhorrence for their criminal activity.
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