Despite the increasing
interest in therapists' responses to their encounter with sex offenders, there
is a lack of research on their subjective perceptions of this encounter and on
their experience working with this client population.
The study presented in
this article is part of a larger qualitative research project conducted among
19 social workers (12 were women and 7 were men; their ages ranged from 30 to
66 years; 15 of them were Jewish and 4 were Arab). In-depth semi-structured
interviews were conducted to examine their attitudes toward and perceptions of
their encounter with sex offenders. The questions related to the therapists'
perceptions regarding motives for committing sex offenses, therapists'
perceptions of sex offenders, therapists' perceptions of the victims of sex
offenders, and therapists' perceptions of the nature of their professional
role. In this article, emphasis is placed on the development and changes of the
therapists' perceptions following that encounter. The following five major
domains of perceptions were revealed in the study: Therapists' perceptions of
the offenders' personal motives for committing sex offenses, therapists'
perceptions of sex offenders, therapists' perceptions of the experience of
victimization, the process of changing perceptions, and the nature of the therapists'
role.
The results are discussed in light of Ajzen's conceptualization of the
process of acquiring beliefs. The limitations of the study as well as its
implications for future research and for shaping the perceptions of therapists
toward sex offenders are discussed.
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By:
- 1Ruppin Academic Center, Israel Zefat Academic College, Israel Haneenelias.a@gmail.com.
- 2The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.
- Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2016 Feb 9. pii: 0306624X16629972.
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