Treatment Programs

The Clinic Director at SFI, Janice Hull, has authored several offender treatment programs.

• The Zenith Sex Offender Treatment Program
• The Apollo Project (Violence Prevention Program)
• The Nova Adolescent Offender Program
• The Managing Anger Daily (M.A.D.) Program
• Chaperone Training Program

The ZENITH SEX OFFENDER TREATMENT PROGRAM

The ZENITH SEX OFFENDER TREATMENT PROGRAM is a structured, cognitive-behavioral treatment program that consists of three main Program Phases, as well as an Aftercare program, and spans 3 to 5 years of weekly treatment. The program explains special treatment considerations, such as a probationary group (for offenders in non-compliance with program expectations) and some considerations for individual therapy. Some of the treatment modules within the three Program Phases include the Dynamics of Abuse module, the Cognitive Distortions, Chains, and Bad Tapes module, the Denial versus Responsibility module, the Cycle of Abuse module, the Victim Empathy module, the Deviant Sexual Arousal module, and the Relapse Prevention module. Specific group exercises, as well as examinations and special assignments, are included in the Instructor's Manual. All assignments, including regular or daily assignments and formal Phase assignments, are fully explained. A complete Chaperone Training Program is offered and explained, including the Chaperone-in-Training Contract and the permanent Chaperone Contract.

The APOLLO PROJECT (Violence Prevention Program)

THE APOLLO PROJECT (Violence Prevention Program) is a treatment program designed for those who experience chronic rage, have lost control of their feelings or behaviors because of this extreme anger, or have caused harm to another individual or the property of someone else because of this anger. The program is more intensive than many anger management programs. It is a highly structured, cognitive-behavioral treatment program that is designed to target the thinking errors many offenders utilize in many parts of their lives. The program spans a minimum group attendance of 40 sessions, with graduation occurring after all proficiency demonstrations have been successfully met. One of the requirements of the program is the inclusion of a beginning, full-disclosure polygraph examination and a maintenance or specific-issue polygraph examination at the end of the program, to help determine whether the offender has remained violence free during the time of attendance in the program. Group exercises, as well as homework assignments and examinations, are fully explained. Progress reporting forms are also offered.

The NOVA ADOLESCENT OFFENDER PROGRAM

The NOVA (Adolescent Offender Program) is a structured offender treatment program that consists of a minimum attendance of 50 weeks in treatment, as well as the successful completion of several change demonstrations. Though the program was designed primarily for adolescent sex offenders, it includes as much material on anger management/impulse control/violence prevention as it does on specific sex offending issues. This is because of the author's belief that adolescents require attention to many areas. The adolescent offenders submit to a full-disclosure clinical issue-type polygraph examination at the beginning of treatment. They submit to a maintenance or specific-issue polygraph examination prior to graduation from the program. Parents or guardians living in the home with the adolescent offender must attend a specialized and an ongoing chaperone-training program. The instructor's manual includes exercise and assignment explanations, and the examinations are included. The Chaperone training program is included.

The MANAGING ANGER DAILY (MAD) PROGRAM

The MANAGING ANGER DAILY (MAD) PROGRAM is a twelve-week psycho-educational program that focuses on the anger that many individuals experience. Though the program is largely instructional in format, group process offers the support, direction, and important feedback these individuals often need. The goal of the MAD program is to assist group members in identifying their dysfunctional thought-feeling-behavior chains and help them learn to replace these with healthier alternatives. The program teaches the skills that are necessary for motivated individuals to then practice the new cognitive skills until healthier, happier habits are in place. Several types and levels of anger reducers are explained, practiced, and monitored by the group participants. Group members are taught to analyze the consequences of their actions and to implement assertive responses in many areas of their lives. All group exercises and assignments are fully explained.

CHAPERONE TRAINING PROGRAM

NOTE - The group manuals are instructional reference guides that allow the group participants to frequently refer to program terms, expectations, and other guidelines, in addition to routine and special homework assignment instructions.