Looking at the Assessment of Sex Offenders (DVD)
Produced by David Reiss
This educational DVD has been
designed to be part of the training of professionals who work with
sex offenders. The DVD contains demonstrations of clinical
interviews, with experienced mental health staff as the
interviewers and actors, experienced in working with sex offenders,
playing the role of the offenders themselves. The interview
material is supported by a discussion group of experienced
psychologists and psychiatrists, who highlight aspects of good
practice in professional work with sex offenders during the
assessment process.
The DVD has been designed so that it
can be used on a standalone basis or, by using the scene selection
facility, as supporting material for other educational programmes.
It is designed to be suitable for both individual study and viewing
in a group.
The film is of interest to both
forensic psychiatrists and psychologists who already work with sex
offenders and those who do not, in addition, it is suitable for
other mental health professionals including social workers and
nurses. It also has great relevance for probation officers and
other professionals who work within the criminal justice
system.
“An excellent teaching aid that brings
the clinical techniques and context of assessment to life in a way
that cannot be matched in a book. …A very watchable, informative
and real discussion of the issues in assessment of sex offenders,
focussing particularly on clinical technique and problem-solving. I
would have no hesitation in recommending it to beginners and
experienced practitioners alike.”
Journal of Mental Health
Contents
INTRODUCTION
The offenders – 2.15
mins
THE FILM
Assessment interview for
treatment, part 1.
Child abuse case – 20.23 mins
Specialist discussion, 1.
Interviewing approaches and
techniques – 7.58 mins
Assessment interview for sentencing, part 1.
Rape case – 10.00 mins
Specialist discussion, 2.
Assessment methods – 9.00
mins
Assessment interview for
sentencing, part 2.
Rape case – 10.37 mins
Perspective.
By specialist psychologist Julian Walker – 3.13 mins
Assessment interview for
treatment, part 2.
Child abuse case – 18.41 mins
Perspective.
By specialist psychologist Alex Lord – 5.20 mins
EXTRAS
Discussants’ viewpoints
Specialists’ biographies
Acknowledgements and further reading
Production credits