ABSTRACT
A number of approaches in the treatment of the sexual offender could be considered adjunctive or ancillary in unusual cases. Certainly addressing substance abuse is paramount, as is treatment of any other psychiatric conditions, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or clinical depression. The therapist can be of help to the family and the courts by trying to communicate the impact sexual offending has had on all involved. In fact, treatment, especially for dangerous offenders, might well require repeat visits even after “formal” or weekly sessions have been completed. Regardless of whether an offender becomes a candidate for re-introduction into a home setting, a letter or letters to his victims may form one important part of therapy and bolster the importance of empathy training for the client as well. For many sexual offenders, their deviant act requires the availability of a victim, the absence of assured detection, and internal variables such as the level of sexual drive at the time.
