Safer Living Foundation: The Aurora Project

Hocken, Kerensa

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-98243-4_4

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“…Such an approach appears to be more responsive to MAPs' own treatment desires (B4U- ACT, 2011), and is in line with the current empirical assumption that primary or exclusive sexual attractions to children are largely unchangeable Seto, 2012; for recent debates see Bailey, 2015;Cantor, 2015;Grundmann et al, 2017;Müller et al, 2014;Tozdan & Briken, 2017). The aim should therefore be to help service users to live healthy lives with their attractions (i.e., to gain selfacceptance), rather than being driven by a compulsive need to stop acting upon them (Hocken, 2018). Such a focus on mental wellbeing is also consistent with empirically observed mental health deficits among MAPs, with higher-than-expected levels of loneliness (Elchuk et al, 2021;Jahnke, 2018;Jahnke, Schmidt, et al, 2015) thought suppression (Lievesley et al, 2020), and lower-than-average levels of generalized mental wellbeing including suicidal ideation (Cohen et al, 2020;Konrad et al, 2017;Lievesley et al, 2020) being reported among MAPs.…”

Section: Help-seeking In Mapssupporting

confidence: 53%

“…Although a relationship between attraction and behavior does seem to exist when studied within convicted samples, research suggests that only around half of all individuals with convictions for child sexual offenses meet the clinical criteria for being designated as having predominant or exclusive sexual attractions to children (Schmidt et al, 2013). Although the literature highlights the benefits of early therapeutic support in prevention-oriented settings (Allardyce, 2018;Hocken, 2018;, the most prominent programthe Dunkelfeld Project based in Berlin, Germanyhas not been found to produce statistically significant reductions in dynamic risk indices for sexual offending (Mokros & Banse, 2019).…”

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Primary health professionals’ beliefs, experiences, and willingness to treat minor attracted persons

Lievesley¹,

Swaby²,

Ca³

et al. 2021

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There is a desire and need among minor attracted persons (MAPs) to access support within the community, and this often begins with an approach to healthcare providers working in general medical/mental health settings. However, little is known about the experiences of these non-specialist professionals in relation to their beliefs, knowledge, and decision-making processes when working with patients who disclose sexual attractions to children. Using an online survey, this study explored the knowledge, comfort, competence, and treatment willingness of 220 non-specialist healthcare providers when faced with patients who disclose sexual attractions to children. We investigated the prevalence of these disclosures, clinician stigma, treatment priorities, and professionals’ willingness to report MAPs to external agencies because of their sexual attractions. Some key differences were found when comparing primary medical vs mental health professionals, including increased likelihood to view MAPs as dangerous, unable to control behaviors and that sexual attractions are an avoidable choice, in the former group. Both groups prioritized mental health treatment targets above controlling attractions and living with stigmatized attractions, although controlling or changing attractions were still relatively high priorities. Results indicated a need for further training, focusing on increasing comfort around working with MAPs, as this was associated with a greater willingness to work with this group. We identify current gaps in service provision for MAPs seeking professional support and discuss recommendations for professional training.

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Section: Help-seeking In Mapssupporting

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Primary health professionals’ beliefs, experiences, and willingness to treat minor attracted persons

Lievesley¹,

Swaby²,

Ca³

et al. 2021

Preprint

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“…Although a relationship between attraction and behavior does seem to exist when studied within convicted samples, research suggests that only around half of all individuals with convictions for child sexual offenses meet the clinical criteria for being designated as having predominant or exclusive sexual attractions to children (i.e., meeting the clinical criteria for a designation of pedophilia; Schmidt et al, 2013). Although the literature highlights the benefits of early therapeutic support in prevention-oriented settings (Allardyce, 2018;Hocken, 2018;, the most prominent program-the Dunkelfeld Project based in Berlin, Germany-has not been found to produce statistically significant reductions in dynamic risk indices for sexual offending (Mokros & Banse, 2019). This lack of definitive evidence of effectiveness may be due to the preliminary nature of early efficacy analyses, and as such further work is needed to truly evaluate the success of such targeted initiatives.…”

Section: Help-seeking In Mapsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Primary Health Professionals’ Beliefs, Experiences, and Willingness to Treat Minor-Attracted Persons

et al. 2022

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There is a desire and need among minor-attracted persons (MAPs) to access support within the community, and this often begins with an approach to healthcare providers working in general medical/mental health settings. However, little is known about the experiences of these non-specialist professionals in relation to their beliefs, knowledge, and decision-making processes when working with patients who disclose sexual attractions to children. Using an online survey, this study explored the knowledge, comfort, competence, and treatment willingness of 220 non-specialist healthcare providers when faced with patients who disclose sexual attractions to children. We investigated how often such disclosures were made, clinician stigma, treatment priorities, and professionals’ willingness to report MAPs to external agencies because of their sexual attractions. Some key differences were found when comparing primary medical vs. mental health professionals, including increased likelihood to view MAPs as dangerous, unable to control behaviors and that sexual attractions are an avoidable choice, in the former group. Both groups prioritized mental health treatment targets above controlling attractions and living with stigmatized attractions, although controlling or changing attractions were still relatively high priorities. Results indicated a need for further training, focusing on increasing comfort around working with MAPs, as this was associated with a greater willingness to work with this group. We identify current gaps in service provision for MAPs seeking professional support and discuss recommendations for professional training.

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“…Using self-compassion to support acceptance of a quirk of evolutionary design may help to reduce shame and stigma and thus allow people to face the guilt that would ensue if they were to act on their preferences. This positions CFT as not only a promising approach for those who have offended to prevent further offending but also for interventions to prevent first time sexual offending, as outlined by Hocken (2018). Indeed, Marshall et al (2005) suggest that the goals of intervention should be the attainment of good lives, which is achieved by enhancing hope, increasing self-esteem and developing approach goals.…”

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confidence: 99%

Hurt people hurt people: using a trauma sensitive and compassion focused approach to support people to understand and manage their criminogenic needs

Taylor¹,

Hocken

2021

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Purpose This paper aims to argue that to address those factors that contribute to the probability of offending, the origins of such factors should be understood, and interventions that recognise the functional aspects of criminogenic capacities should be developed. Design/methodology/approach The paper provides a theoretical basis for trauma sensitive practice by providing an evolutionary understanding of human harmfulness alongside a summary of the impact of adversity and abuse on the developing child. Findings The paper proposes an overarching framework that uses compassion-focused therapy for risk reducing interventions with men who cause harm to others. Practical implications This paper encourages forensic practitioners to develop a trauma aware approach to intervention design and delivery. The paper provides an overview of a compassion-focused therapy as approach to intervention that conceptualises criminogenic capacities within a more holistic and functional framework. Originality/value Forensic interventions have been slow to assimilate evidence from adverse childhood experience research and have therefore been limited in their ability to address the functional origins of criminogenic need. This paper offers a framework that allows practitioners to address risk while also allowing individuals to process their own trauma and adversity.

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Safer Living Foundation: The Aurora Project

Cited by 10 publications

References 35 publications

Primary health professionals’ beliefs, experiences, and willingness to treat minor attracted persons

Primary health professionals’ beliefs, experiences, and willingness to treat minor attracted persons

Primary Health Professionals’ Beliefs, Experiences, and Willingness to Treat Minor-Attracted Persons

Hurt people hurt people: using a trauma sensitive and compassion focused approach to support people to understand and manage their criminogenic needs

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