Book description
Praise for
Understanding, Assessing, and Rehabilitating Juvenile Sexual
Offenders, Second Edition
"The Second Edition of Understanding, Assessing, and
Rehabilitating Juvenile Sexual Offenders showcases Phil Rich's
experience and mastery of the research and clinical literature. In my
view, this is an excellent therapy book and, like its predecessor,
will help practitioners to work effectively and ethically with
juvenile offenders. It is destined to become a classic."
-Tony Ward, PhD, DipClinPsy; Victoria University of Wellington,
Wellington, New Zealand
"Phil Rich is considered one of the world's leading authorities
on how best to understand, assess, and treat juvenile sexual
offenders, and this Second Edition of his excellent text shows
why he is held in such high regard. All theoreticians, researchers,
and practitioners whose work brings them in contact with juvenile
sexual offenders should definitely read this remarkable book."
-W. L. Marshall, OC, FRSC, PhD; Director, Rockwood Psychological
Services, Ontario, Canada
"Phil Rich's book, Understanding, Assessing, and
Rehabilitating Juvenile Sexual Offenders, Second Edition offers
new and thought-provoking ideas, updates, and information, especially
on developmental pathways. This book is one of the few publications on
juvenile sexual offending that offers something new and revealing to
the field."
-Robert E. Longo, LPC, NCC, ACS, BCIA-EEG, BCN; Serendipity Healing
Arts, Lexington, North Carolina
"Phil Rich masterfully fills the gap in the juvenile sexual
offender treatment literature with a book that is neither introductory
nor narrowly specialized. Seasoned veterans will appreciate his
thoughtful and studied approach. Newcomers will find this book a vital
go-to resource."
-David Prescott, LICSW, Clinical Director, Becket Family of
Services, Falmouth, Maine
"Mind-blowingly brilliant-Rich by name and rich in depth,
detail, description, and debate. An instant classic, Understanding,
Assessing, and Rehabilitating Juvenile Sexual Offenders, Second
Edition is both comprehensive and challenging with its material
and messages, yet reassuringly accessible and practical."
-Martin C. Calder, Calder Social Work Training and Consultancy,
Leigh, Lancashire, UK
THE LANDMARK TEXT FOR WORKING WITH JUVENILE SEXUAL OFFENDERS AND
UNDERSTANDING SEXUALLY ABUSIVE BEHAVIOR IN CHILDREN AND
ADOLESCENTS-NOW FULLY REVISED
Thoroughly revised, the Second Edition of Understanding,
Assessing, and Rehabilitating Juvenile Sexual Offenders guides
mental health professionals through the breadth of assessment and
intervention methods available for working with this special
population, providing a succinct yet complete survey of the field, the
etiological development of sexually abusive behavior in juveniles, and
a reliable resource for assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation.
PHIL RICH, EdD, MSW, is the Director of Clinical
Program Development at the Stetson School, a residential treatment
facility for sexually troubled children and sexually abusive
adolescents in Barre, Massachusetts. He is also the author of
Attachment and Sexual Offending and Juvenile Sexual
Offenders: A Comprehensive Guide to Risk Evaluation, both
published by Wiley.
