Sex Offender Paraphilias

Marshall, Marshall, and Serran (2006) were able to identify and describe the treatment approaches for paraphilics there have been conducted. Although the majority of the treatment programs identified by Marshall et al. seemed to only be treating those that are convicted sexual offenders there was never any mention of non-offending paraphilias that go through treatment. They decided to focus their study on sexual offenders because they found in their research that that since other paraphilics and sexual offenders were thought to be so similar, they would also go through the treatment process the same way.
By focusing on sexual offenders, the DSM IV’s reliability for diagnosing paraphilias is questioned. In the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
The good lives model helps with the development of the skills, attitudes, and self-beliefs that are essential to achieving the “good life” primary sought out with the therapist working together with the client. The combining treatment models explains that sexual offenders in treatment programs can be addressed by a combination of the risk/needs model and the good life model but it must be made certain that there is modification made to the deviant sexual arousal and/or interests they
Even though some paraphilias are able to result in illegal behaviors, not all paraphilias will or do. For treatments for paraphilias to be effective, there needs to be more studies on non-offending paraphilias so that treatment programs can be designed on more experiential bases. Treatment providers should be able to take initiative and responsibility in improving how treatment approaches should be when they are there seeing how their clients are fairly during treatment. When the effectiveness of treatment procedures are taken into more consideration, there will be treatment for sexual offenders truly be proven