Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Sex Offenders: A Treatment Guide

This treatment guide allows clinicians to effectively integrate dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) as a psychological treatment with men who have committed sexually motivated offenses.

Dr Abigail Kolb, Ph.D., is an associate professor of criminology at the University of West Georgia. Her research has primarily focused on gender and offending. She is also a licensed social worker and has worked in forensic mental health for over a decade, focusing on the treatment of sexual offenders. As a trained DBT practitioner, she hopes to help other clinicians implement this treatment modality for sex offenders.