Effective treatment of people who are at risk to sexually offend as well as those who have sexually offended is key to preventing future victimization and making society safer. ATSA supports the use of research-based and evidence-informed treatment known to reduce the likelihood of someone sexually offending. ATSA encourages those involved in addressing the problem of sexual abuse to adopt practices consistent with the best available evidence, and to adapt their approaches as new research and data emerge.
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ATSA Practice Guidelines for the Assessment, Treatment, and Management of Male Adult Sexual Abusers (2014)
The Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA) Practice Guidelines are designed to assist practitioners to provide quality treatment services by recommending clinical practices that reflect the best available knowledge. In acknowledgement of that ongoing research is necessary to support definitive standards or mandates, these guidelines are offered as recommended "best practices" and are designed as a companion resource to the ATSA Professional Code of Ethics (2017). The emipirical framework of these documents are based on the Risk-Need-Responsivity priniciples as follows:
- Risk: Treatment services are provided at a level of service and security that is commensurate with the client's assessed risk of recidivism.
- Need: Treatment interventions are focused primarily on research supported dynamic risk factors that are linked to recidivism in the community.
- Responsivity: Treatment interventions are based on models with empirical support for change and are delivered in a manner that takes into account the client's individual factors (such as personal strengths, developmental stage, education and motivation.
- Enhancing ATSA's Work In Promoting Evidence-Informed Policy And Practices (2021)
- ATSA Position Statement on Internet-Facilitated Sexual Offending (2021)
- Pharmacological interventions with adult male sexual offenders (2012)
- [SUMMARY] Registration And Community Notification Of Adults Convicted Of A Sexual Crime: Recommendations For Evidence-Based Reform (2020)
- Registration and community notification of adults convicted of a sexual crime: Recommendations for evidence-based reform (2020)
- Sex offender residence restrictions(2014)
- Sex offender risk assessment (2012)
- Sex offender treatment for adult males (2016)
Below you will find lists organized by topic to references that are available to ATSA Members through the ATSA/Sage library
Download Assessment, Treatment, and Supervision of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities and Problematic Sexual Behaviors (2014) for more information on working with individuals with intellectual disabilities.