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Treatment for the offender + Accountability for behavior =
Protection for the community
TAP is certified by the PA State Board of Probation and Parole's Sexual Offender Assessment Board as a Sexually Violent Predator (SVP) Treatment Provider.
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The primary goal of the TAP Sexual Offender Treatment Program is to maintain community safety and security through treatment and clinical management of sexual offenders residing in the community. The TAP Program is a therapeutic and structured intervention aimed at the reduction of the risk to re-offend sexually.
Frequent contact with probation/parole and courts helps insure appropriate monitoring of program compliance
The timing, duration, focus and intensity of services are based on an offender’s level of risk, need, responsivity/treatability, motivation and other relevant factors.
Offenders should accept full accountability for their own behavior throughout the provision of services.
Community Based Services provided to sex offenders are an integral part of providing for community safety. All TAP Program services are developed and carried out by a multidisciplinary team with the active participation of the offender.
All treatment services are founded on sound theory and research. All interventions focus on reducing the likelihood of re-offending.
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Psychosexual Evaluation
ATA’s comprehensive, in-depth assessments of adolescents and adults involved in sexual acting out can be conducted in the office or in more secure settings. These evaluations are designed to serve as a starting point for implementing an effective treatment plan for offenders
or as a marker of progress in treatment. Each evaluation includes an examination of:
-The nature of the specific offense(s) and of past offenses
- Antecedents of offending behaviors
- Victim Characteristics
- Current Level of Functioning including the presence of co-occurring mental health diagnoses,
including substance abuse.
- Developmental History
- Detailed Family and Social History
- Sexual History, Experience & Knowledge, including a review of prior offenses and/or patterns of
victimization
- Academic/Employment History
- Intellectual and Personality Assessment
- Formal psychometric testing, for example MMPI-2, MMPI-A, or The Abel Screen
- Risk Assessment includes both actuarial measurements of the individual’s risk of re-offending and a
clinical review of both static and dynamic risk factors.
- Treatment and placement recommendations
- Polygraphs are available.
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For more information about the TAP Program contact:
Dr. Bill Russell (wrussell@atainc.org) or Dr. Erica Williams (ewilliams@atainc.org)
at 215-405-2100
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