Long Distance Consultation An integral component of sex offender treatment is the implementation of a treatment plan. The clinical staff of the Institute for Sexual Wellness will travel to provide 'on-site' services.

Our staff is available to provide telephone consultation and teleconferencing to both healthcare providers and individuals seeking treatment.

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Training: Professional Workshops

The Role of the Psychiatrist in Sex Offender Treatment

Paraphilic interests are fairly common in men and include a wide variety of behaviors typically seen in clinical populations seeking evaluation and treatment for paraphilias.[1] Those who most frequently seek psychiatric treatment for sex offenses are those accused of or involved in child molestation, voyeurism, exhibitionism, fetishism, frottage, and public masturbation.[1]

Although most sex offenders are not mentally ill, many are subject to substance abuse, abnormal personality traits, personality disorder, learning disability or dysphoric mood, and in some organic factors will be involved. Effective treatment of sex offenders includes a psychiatric evaluation.

The advent of laws for the civil commitment of sex offenders has resulted in the need for psychiatrists trained in the diagnosis and treatment of paraphilias. As a result of sex offender legislature, the treatment and release decisions regarding sex offenders become a focus of attention for psychiatry.

This workshop will discuss the role of psychiatrists in the treatment of sex offenders and collaboration with correctional officials.

Duration: 50 minutes

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[1] Crepault C, Coulture M: Men’s Erotic Fantasies. Arch Sex Behavior 9: 565-580, 1980.