Presented by:

Franca Cortoni

Sponsored by:

North American Correctional and Criminal Justice Psychology Conference

Continuing Education Credits:

Notes:

Cost:

Full Delegate: Early Registration ($130+tax) - Regular Registartion ($160+tax)

Student Delegate: Early Registration ($100+tax) - Regular Registartion ($125+tax)

Please note: early registration (until end-of-day April 30th, 2019) and regular registration (after April 30th, 2019)

Duration:

Half Day (9:00 – 12:30)

Target Audience:

Clinicians, graduate students, and researchers.

Skill/Difficulty Level:

Advanced

Workshop Description:

Women who sexually offend constitute a small yet significant proportion of all sexual offenders. In recent years, increased empirical attention has revealed that these women differ in a number of gender-specific ways from their male counterparts, indicating the need for gender-informed assessment and treatment practices. In this workshop, these research findings will be reviewed and their implications for gender-informed clinical practice will be highlighted. Practical techniques on how to assess and treat female sexual offenders will be described. In addition, gender-informed suggestions for clinical group work, individual homework assignments, and helpful hints for accomplishing the goals of the intervention will be provided. Case examples will be utilized to illustrate the implementation of these strategies with clients.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Upon completion of this educational activity, learners should be better able to understand why a gender-informed approach is required when assessing and treating women who sexually offend
2. Upon completion of this educational activity, learners should be better able to understand the differences in recidivism rates between men and women
3. Upon completion of this educational activity, learners should be better able to understand the implications for the assessment of risk of recidivism among women who sexually offend
4. Upon completion of this educational activity, learners should be better able to apply a gender-appropriate assessment model for women who sexually offend