Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Sex Offenders

This treatment guide allows clinicians to effectively integrate dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) as a psychological treatment with men who have committed sexually motivated offenses.

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Dr Abigail Kolb, Ph.D., is an associate professor of criminology at the University of West Georgia. Her research has primarily focused on gender and offending. She is also a licensed social worker and has worked in forensic mental health for over a decade, focusing on the treatment of sexual offenders. As a trained DBT practitioner, she hopes to help other clinicians implement this treatment modality for sex offenders.

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Part 1: Introduction to Skills Training & Mindfulness

Chapter 1: An Overview of DBT

Chapter 2: Preparing Your Client for DBT Skills Training

Chapter 3: Group Dynamics and Expectations, and the Bio-psycho-social Model of Sexual Offending

Chapter 4: Core Mindfulness Skills

Part 2: Sexual Regulation Skills

Chapter 5: Healthy Sexuality, Intrusive Thoughts, and Compulsive Behaviors

Chapter 6: CALM and CLASP Skills

Chapter 7: Thinking Errors & Risk Factors

Chapter 8: Understanding My Offence

Part 3: Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills

Chapter 9: Intimacy, Relationships, and Interpersonal Myths

Chapter 10: DEAR MAN & GIVE FAST Skills

Chapter 11: Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills in Relationships and Relationship Barriers

Chapter 12: Empathy

Part 4 Emotion Regulation Skills

Chapter 13: Acknowledging, Identifying, and Regulating Emotions

Chapter 14: Changing My Emotional Responses and Conditioning Wise Mind

Chapter 15: Coping Ahead

Part 5: Distress Tolerance Skills

Chapter 16: STOP and CABB Skills

Chapter 17: Self-Soothing, Wise Mind ACCEPTS and RAW PAR Skills

Chapter 18: Dialectical Abstinence, Relapse Prevention, and Sexual Safety Plan