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These files contain information and presentations that Dr. Salter uses in conjunction with her workshops and are intended to serve as handouts for workshop participants. Because of this, the information is not always self-explanatory, as it is not intended to "stand alone." Due to time constraints, Dr. Salter will not be able to respond to questions about the content or meaning of the information in these files.

Risk Assessment
Case for Actuarial Assessment	Describes why field of sexual abuse switched to actuarial instruments for assessment
Actuarial Controversies	Pros and cons of actuarial assessment of offenders
Dynamic Assessment	How to measure progress in treatment
Static 99	Application of the Static 99 instrument

Special Populations
Female Sex Offenders	New typologies of female sex offenders
Adolescent Sex Offenders	Reviews recent research on adolescent sex offenders
Psychopaths	How they're different
Sadist	Thinking patterns and behaviors of sadists
Incest	Role of the offender, the spouse and the victim
Sibling Abuse	Impact on victims
Domestic violence	Types of batterers
Types	Typology of types of sex offenders
Victim Impact	Impact of sexual abuse on victims

Treatment
Offense Patterns	New work in relapse prevention
Criminal Thinking	Understanding and treating criminal thinking
What Works	What will reduce criminal offending
Attitude Change & Persuasion Techniques	Reviews research in the social sciences on attitude change and the implications for sex offender treatment

Deception
Deception	How sex offenders fool people and how to detect deception
Fooling Ourselves	The role of positive illusions in mental health and in vulnerability to predators
Denial	The role of denial in assessment and treatment
Staff Predators	How offenders manipulate staff
Polygraph	Use of polygraph in treating sex offenders
Statement Analysis	How to analyze statements for deception

Miscellaneous Documents
Polygraph Disclosure	Polygraph Disclosure Questionnaire for verification of sex offender answers