Treatment for Men with Intellectual Disabilities and Sexually Abusive Behaviour

Effectiveness of Group Cognitive‐Behavioural Treatment for Men with Intellectual Disabilities at Risk of Sexual Offending

“…This research project involved a collaboration between nine participating sites, each offering cognitive‐behavioural treatment to men with intellectual disabilities who were at risk of sexual offending (some sites ran more than one group so 13 such groups were run altogether by the nine sites). The collaborative group which coordinated the treatment and research was known as Sex Offender Treatment Services Collaborative – Intellectual Disability (SOTSEC‐ID) – see http://www.kent.ac.uk/tizard/sotsec and Murphy & Sinclair (2009).…”

“…Information was also collected on childhood history, previous offending, previous sexually abusive behaviour, sexually abusive behaviour during the group and for 6 months following the group. The rationale for selecting measures and details of the measures themselves are given elsewhere ; and in Murphy & Sinclair 2009).…”

“…The rationale for selecting measures and details of the measures themselves are given elsewhere (Murphy et al. 2007; and in Murphy & Sinclair 2009).…”

“…The treatment procedure is fully described in the SOTSEC‐ID treatment manual (Sinclair et al. 2002; and see Murphy & Sinclair 2009). A summary of the treatment components is given in Table 2.…”

“…Sexual offending model Finklehor's four-step model of sex offending and subsequent variations by Her Majesty's Prison Service and Janet Shaw Clinic and SOTSEC-ID (see Murphy & Sinclair, 2009) provides the framework within which facilitators and participants discuss the men's sexually abusive behaviour and help them understand it better, especially the various steps involved in the offending process. This part of the programme is intended to help the men see that their previous abusive sexual behaviour did not occur in a random or unexplained fashion but that they planned to offend (and therefore that they can plan not to offend).…”