TY  - BOOK
AU  - Smith, Tracy Vannessa
TI  - An evaluation of the effectiveness of an empathy training module for child sex offenders
PY  - 2006///
KW  - FVC
KW  - CHILD NEGLECT
KW  - INTERVENTION
KW  - SEX OFFENDERS
KW  - TREATMENT
KW  - PREVENTION
KW  - CHILD ABUSE
KW  - SEXUAL VIOLENCE
KW  - NEW ZEALAND
N1  - nz
N2  - Thesis (MA - Psychology) - Massey University, 2006.
This thesis was undertaken with the aim of evaluating the effectiveness of an empathy training module for treatment of child sexual offenders incarcerated at a New Zealand Special Treatment Unit. Twenty-eight participants volunteered for the study which involved three time conditions: pre-intervention, post-intervention and three-month follow-up. Three measures were used to access generalised empathy and victim-specific empathy in this sample. No significant results were found, although preliminary data did suggest that this sample may differ from previous studies on the victim specific measure. Namely, contrary to previous research the sample demonstrated the greatest empathy deficit for a child accident victim, rather than their own victims. The current study had a number of limitations, including methodological errors that make the generalisation of results unfeasible.  Source: Author's abstract
ER  -