Therapists' personal reactions to treating sexual offenders: Variations on a theme

Kottler, Jeffrey A.; Markos, Patricia A.

doi:10.1080/10720169708400131

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“…I think this intensive exposure to sexual deviance scars the psyche” (p. 10). This is in line with the argument put forth by Kottler and Markos (1997) , claiming that,…”

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“…Results from the previously introduced study by Scheela (2001) , for example, suggested that sex offender therapists that spoke in opposition to the dominating, negative societal attitudes towards this population were viewed as the enemy as well. Some therapists, who chose to work with these populations, may therefore feel uncomfortable sharing what they do for a living with others, in fear of being misunderstood ( Kottler & Markos, 1997 ). For these reasons, among others, collegial support among sex offender therapists is thought to be an important moderator of the effects of such work ( Clarke & Roger, 2002 ).…”

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Therapists’ experiences in their work with sex offenders and people with pedophilia: A literature review

Bach

Demuth

2018

Eur. J. Psychol.

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This article presents a review of the literature that pertains to the experiences of therapists who work directly with child sex offenders and/or people with pedophilia. We draw together results from studies that attempted to identify how therapists experience such work and how they were personally impacted by it. Usually, such studies are embedded within one of the following theoretical frameworks: Secondary traumatic stress, compassion fatigue, vicarious traumatization and burnout. Most literature on the topic has therefore sought to determine to what extent and why, work-related stress responses may occur among these therapists. The aim of this paper is therefore to provide insight into this, arguably, important line of research, while evaluating the current knowledge as well as providing recommendations for future research efforts.

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“…I think this intensive exposure to sexual deviance scars the psyche” (p. 10). This is in line with the argument put forth by Kottler and Markos (1997) , claiming that,…”

Section: Resultssupporting

confidence: 91%

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%