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CSOM Long Version: Section 5 1
Learning Objectives
Identify eleven areas for personal strategy development; and
Develop a plan of action.
CSOM Long Version: Section 5 2
Practical Strategy AreasDesensitization
Maintaining control of interactions
Initial interviewing
Handling denial
Being prepared for what to expect
Managing intrafamilial cases
CSOM Long Version: Section 5 3
Practical Strategy Areas (cont.)
Case work in various settings
Eliciting cooperation
Dealing with lapses
Testifying in court
Preventing and dealing with
secondary trauma
CSOM Long Version: Section 5 4
Desensitization
Familiarization
Neutral tone and demeanor
Seek an outlet to discuss issues
CSOM Long Version: Section 5 5
Maintaining Control of Interactions
Establish competence and knowledge
Establish purpose of the visit
Use neutral tone of voice
Establish and maintain standards
CSOM Long Version: Section 5 6
Maintaining Control of Interactions (cont.)
Establish that team communication
occurs
Set and maintain boundaries
Remember that you can be deceived
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Initial Interviewing
Take control
Stress honesty
Take general
history
Dispel sex
offender myths
Take sex and sex
offense history
Allow face saving
Plan for the
future
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Types of Denial
Denial that event took place
Denial that offender intended to
commit the offense
Denial that offender is fully
responsible--victim’s fault
Denial of other deviant behaviors
Denial of any harm done to victim
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Strategies and Techniques to Handle Denial in an Initial Interview
Interview collaterals separately
Don’t tip your handDevelop a “yes set”Ignore untruthful
answers
Repeat questionsPlace denial
burden on offender
Use successive approximations
Alternate support and confrontation
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Strategies and Techniques to Handle Denial in an Initial Interview (cont.)
Allow some rationalizationUse behavioral descriptorsEmphasize “What happened?” (vs.
why)Avoid multiple questionsAsk rapid fire questionsFrame disclosure as positive
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Interview Strategies and Techniques to Handle Denial--Ongoing
Confront each instance of denial
Confront thinking errors
consistently
Do not allow shifting of
responsibility
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Be Prepared for these Behaviors
Intimidation
Emotional outbursts
Manipulation
Creative interpretation of conditions
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Families with Child Sexual Abuse
Challenges Complicated family dynamics Families need education, specialized
treatment Provide offenders with victim access
Parent-Child Incest Non-offending PartnersExtended Family Incest
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Effective Office Contacts
Review homework and treatment goals
Review current sexual fantasies and practices
Discuss work in groupDiscuss high risk situations, SUDs,
coping techniques
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Effective Office Contacts (cont.)
Evaluate changes in denialAssess movement through cycleConfront thinking errors and denialReview financial concerns
CSOM Long Version: Section 5 16
Effective Field Contacts
Assess neighborhood
Assess financial status
Assess family interaction
Assess friends and associates
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Effective Home Contacts
Toys, games, dolls Pornography, satellite/cable TV,
InternetPets Camera equipment/photosPersonal articles from inappropriate
guests
Risk factors can include:
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Eliciting the Cooperation of Offenders
Be clear about expectations
Be clear about roles
Be matter of fact about offense and
offense cycle
Emphasize benefits of cooperation
Emphasize costs of failure
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Dealing with Lapses
Expect themRespond ASAP to each Take into account:
seriousness of lapse danger posed by offender how offender responded how officer learned of lapse
Impose sanctions/modify case plan
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Testifying in Court
Prepare
Remember that you are a supervision
expert
Dress appropriately
Remain objective
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Testifying in Court (cont.)
Use clear, understandable language
Be brief and accurate
Be alert--correct any errors in
summarization of your testimony
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What is Secondary Trauma?
The emotional and psychological
effects experienced through
vicarious exposure to the details of
the traumatic experiences of others.
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Effects of Secondary Trauma--Dealing with Sex Offenders Can:
Distort perceptions of normal behavior;
Be emotionally draining and difficult;
Violate our sense of how people should
be treated;
Create distrust of others; and
Make us feel weighed down by
responsibility
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Signs of Secondary Trauma
Feeling distrustful of othersFeeling overly responsible for
community safety Overusing coping skillsFeeling isolatedDenying our own needsExperiencing relationship problems
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What an Agency Can Do to Mitigate Secondary Trauma
Provide supportProvide specific trainingTrain managementEstablish clear boundaries regarding
powerProvide a safe forum for discussionMake it ok to laughOffender’s failure is not officer’s failure
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What an Agency Can Do to Mitigate Secondary Trauma (cont.)
Stay abreast of changesProvide forum for resolving conflictCreate flexibility in assignmentsCreate team-based decision makingMaintain clear work boundaries and
policiesEncourage balanced lives
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What an Individual Can Do to Mitigate Secondary Trauma
Listen to feedback from colleagues, family, friends
Take care of yourself
Create a self-care list
Be creative
Get away
Get outside
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What an Individual Can Do to Mitigate Secondary Trauma (cont.)
Enjoy other environments
Appreciate the weather
Have fun
Socialize
Seek counseling if needed