Changes in J-SOAP-II and SAVRY Scores Over the Course of Residential, Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Adolescent Sexual Offending

Jodi L. Viljoen; Andrew L. Gray; Catherine Shaffer; Natasha E. Latzman; Mario J. Scalora; Daniel Ullman

doi:10.1177/1079063215595404

Changes in J-SOAP-II and SAVRY Scores Over the Course of Residential, Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Adolescent Sexual Offending

Jodi L. Viljoen, Andrew L. Gray, Catherine Shaffer, Natasha E. Latzman, Mario J. Scalora, Daniel Ullman

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Although the Juvenile Sex Offender Assessment Protocol–II (J-SOAP-II) and the Structured Assessment of Violence Risk in Youth (SAVRY) include an emphasis on dynamic, or modifiable factors, there has been little research on dynamic changes on these tools. To help address this gap, we compared admission and discharge scores of 163 adolescents who attended a residential, cognitive-behavioral treatment program for sexual offending. Based on reliable change indices, one half of youth showed a reliable decrease on the J-SOAP-II Dynamic Risk Total Score and one third of youth showed a reliable decrease on the SAVRY Dynamic Risk Total Score. Contrary to expectations, decreases in risk factors and increases in protective factors did not predict reduced sexual, violent nonsexual, or any reoffending. In addition, no associations were found between scores on the Psychopathy Checklist:Youth Version and levels of change. Overall, the J-SOAP-II and the SAVRY hold promise in measuring change, but further research is needed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	342-374
Number of pages	33
Journal	Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment
Volume	29
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1079063215595404
State	Published - Jun 1 2017

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J-SOAP-II
SAVRY
dynamic factors
risk assessment
sexual offending

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Psychiatry and Mental health
General Psychology
General Medicine

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