Is there an alternative way of treating sexual offenders beyond traditional psychiatry? Sexual Offenders explores and develops personal construct theory in terms of forensic and social psychology, examining the possibilities for sexual offender assessment and therapy. Rather than viewing sexual offenders as having a mental illness or possessing a set of pathological personality traits, personal construct theory indicates that all people learn particular ways of understanding their own experience.
Key Features
- Develops personal construct theory in the context of forensic and social psychology.
- Examines sexual offender assessment and therapy possibilities.
- Offers techniques used by the author and other clinicians.
- Introduces new and dynamic approaches to psychological assessment.
- Based on over 20 years of clinical and research work.
Additional Information
Through a variety of experiences, sexual offenders appear to develop a set of constructs that demands a particular understanding of themselves and other people. James Horley suggests that if they desire change, sexual offenders can alter these constructs through psychotherapy. This book will provide professionals and students in the field of forensic psychology and psychiatry with an alternative way of treating sex offender clients.
