2022-2023 Graduate Bulletin

PSY 722 Evaluation and Counseling of the Sex Offender

This course will focus on the dilemmas facing mental health professionals in evaluating and treating sex offenders. Students will learn about the assessment and treatment of interpersonal and intrapsychic dynamics of such offenders. This will include such issues as the common cognitive distortions used by offenders, deviant arousal patterns, risk assessment and relapse prevention techniques.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

None