ABSTRACT
In recent years, much has been written about treatment approaches for sex offenders yet unable to enter into therapy due to a high level of “denial” or “resistance to treatment” (e.g., Blanchard, 1997; Cotter, 1996; Kennedy and Grubin, 1992; Maletzky, 1996; Marshall, 1994; Mayer, 1995; Northey, 1997; Sefarbi, 1990; Stevenson, Castillo, and Sefarbi, 1989; Winn, 1996). Although most offenders are in some degree of denial regarding their sexually abusive behaviors (Rogers and Dickey, 1991; ATSA, 1997; Happel and Auffrey, 1995; etc.), for some, the level of denial is so extreme that sex offense-specific treatment cannot be done effectively.
