ABSTRACT
When assessing and working with batterers and sex offenders, it is important to understand the limitations of the therapist, social worker, and psychologist. For purposes of this book, I will refer to clinicians and mental health professionals who assess and treatment sex offenders as therapists, psychologists, social workers, counselors, any mental health professional. I have several concerns about therapists. For this book, I will use the term
official version
to refer to the court-accepted version of an offense. This is usually the criminal complaint. All of the offense details, however, may not be included in the criminal complaint and, therefore, it is important to examine police reports, arrest reports, and victim’s statements to ascertain the true details of any given offense.
