Sexual abuse against children and women

According to the confrontational school of treatment, the first step is to break denial and minimization patterns. Those that adhere to this view maintain that sympathetic treatment (helping offenders work through their own issues of victimization) would allow them to rationalize and avoid responsibility for their acts (Borzecki & Wormith, 1987, p. 30-44). For example, in a study comparing 34 adult sex offender treatment programs in the United States and Canada, researchers found that the focus of such counseling was on the offender's accepting responsibility for his actions and the understanding of factors that precipitated commission of the offense.

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cumulate more information on current attitudes, a questionnaire was mailed to 50 counselors and psychologists who work in the field of sexual abuse and sex offender treatment. The survey was meant to assess preferences for confrontational or sympathetic treatment in three different age groups: child victims of sexual abuse who act out sexually, juvenile sex offenders who were victims of sexual child abuse, and adult sex offenders who were victims of sexual abuse. As expected, therapists said they would choose sympathetic methods most frequently with children. Juveniles ranked equally for pro-sympathetic and anti-sympathetic, while adults ranked slightly less likely to have anti-sympathetic treatment. The majority thought it best to address the victimization issues of children and juveniles before moving on to offender issues. In the case of adults, there was more support for beginning with offender issues. However, the greatest majority felt the therapist should be flexible when dealing with adult sex offenders. While fewer approved of confrontational therapy for children, the greatest approval for this treatment was for adults, but also high for juveniles (Muster, 1992, p. 447). The therapists in this study generally th
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