Cultural Responsivity

Sexual Aggression and Treatment
Book 1
ISBN: 978-1-394-16100-3
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten

Provides Enhancing Culturally Responsive Practices in the Treatment of Sexual Aggression

Culture plays a critical yet often overlooked role in the effective treatment of sexual aggression. Cultural Responsivity: Treatment of Sexual Violence provides an evidence-informed examination of how cultural, social, and individual identity factors influence treatment outcomes. This edited volume brings together leading scholars and clinicians to reframe the responsivity principle, offering a more inclusive and nuanced approach to addressing sexual aggression across diverse populations.

With an interdisciplinary scope and practical emphasis, this comprehensive volume explores complex intersections between age, gender, identity, religion, and socio-cultural contexts. In-depth chapters contribute essential perspectives on tailoring interventions to specific client needs, including transgender individuals, youth offenders, and religious populations. Throughout the book, the authors challenge existing paradigms whilst providing a clear path forward for integrating cultural awareness into both assessment and intervention strategies.

Moving the field toward a more responsive, ethically grounded, and effective model of treatment, Cultural Responsivity Issues:

- Introduces an expanded responsivity framework that integrates culture into established treatment models for sexual aggression
- Draws from interdisciplinary perspectives including psychology, criminology, and gender studies
- Covers both youth and adult populations, with a distinct focus on developmental and cultural considerations
- Highlights the importance of cultural humility and its practical application in therapeutic settings
- Proposes innovative ways to integrate biological, psychological, and cultural variables in case formulation

Cultural Responsivity: Treatment of Sexual Violence is an invaluable resource for navigating ethical and practical challenges in cross-cultural treatment environments. It is an excellent textbook for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate courses in forensic psychology, counselling, criminology, and social work, as well as an essential reference for practitioners and professionals working in forensic mental health, corrections, and community-based rehabilitation programmes.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dickie, Ida

Beech, Anthony R

Wareham, Sharron

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologische Disziplinen Kriminalpsychologie, Forensische Psychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Notes on Contributors vii

Preface viii

1 The Crucial Role of Cultural Humility in Treating Sexual Aggression 1

2 Expanding the Responsivity Principle in the Treatment of Sexual Violence 21

3 Agency and Sexual Offending: Integrating Biological, Psychological, and Cultural Factors 38

4 Cultural Responsivity: Sexually Aggressive Youth 55

5 Age-Cultural Responsivity Considerations in the Treatment of Adult Sexual Aggression 94

6 Gender in Treatment 117

7 Cultural Responsivity: Transgender Identity 133

8 Cultural Responsivity: Sexual Aggression and Transgender Identity 143

9 Religion: Risk, Protection, and Responsivity 182

10 Future Directions in Developing Culturally Responsive Treatments for Sexual Aggression 208

Index 000

Über Autor(innen)

IDA DICKIE, PhD is a professor of clinical psychology with over two decades of experience in forensic practice and teaching. Her research focuses on sexual aggression, cultural responsivity, and treatment outcomes. She has published extensively and contributed to national policy discussions on culturally informed interventions.

ANTHONY R. BEECH, D.PHIL is Emeritus Professor of Criminological Psychology at the University of Birmingham. He is internationally recognised for his work on sexual offending, risk assessment, and treatment efficacy. He has authored numerous books and more than 200 peer-reviewed articles in the field.

SHARRON WAREHAM is a qualified social worker with over 20 years’ experience of working with children and families impacted by sexual abuse. She currently works at the Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse as a practice improvement advisor, where she is actively involved in advancing research and best practice around issues relating to sexual behaviour and abuse across all its forms.