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Effectively Utilizing the “Behavioral” in Cognitive-Behavioral Group Therapy of Sex Offenders (2013)

Although cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is touted as the predominant approach in sex offender-specific group treatment, a review of the field shows that the “behavioral” part of CBT has become minimal in relation to that which is cognitive.

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