The Midwest Regional Network for Intervention with Sex Offenders (MRNISO) is proud to announce our 2011 Fall Conference featuring Dr. Anna Salter. Attached is a brochure and registration form for the event to be held on Friday, 10/7/11.

The conference will cover a variety of topics regarding sexual and violent offenders. It will cover two major issues regarding child pornography possessors: 1) how many also have committed hands on offenses and 2) whether or not child pornography possession is a valid indicator of pedophilia. This workshop will also look at the data on empirically supported treatment components. Treatment programs typically include a number of interventions including relapse prevention, empathy programs, deviant arousal control, and programs to address antisocial attitudes and beliefs. This section will concentrate on which treatment components have been found to reduce recidivism and which have not and should be abandoned or at least reduced. Third, the program will include information on the major treatment methods employed today: relapse prevention and the good lives model. The two will be compared in terms of data on efficacy, target goals, and methods of achieving those goals. Finally, this workshop will address the cognitions of violent offenders. Violence is often thought to be related either to impulse control or to violent cognitions. This workshop will address particularly the different types of cognitions that support violence, their frequency and the impact.

Until 7/1/11, participants can take part in our Early Bird Registration, which includes 2011-2012 membership into MRNISO for only $125. This year’s Fall Conference will be held at the Fishers Conference Center which is located at: 9775 North by Northeast Blvd, Fishers, Indiana 46307.

For more information regarding registration please contact mrniso.admin@gmail.com

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