Gendered Treatment Assessment
A Protocol for Women Who Have Sexually Offended

By Dawn Pflugradt, Bradley Allen, Megan Greene, Maricela Gamboa & Sarah Hoerl

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This treatment assessment protocol has been written for guiding treatment planning for women who have committed sexually motivated offenses.

The organization of this book and the included Gendered Treatment Assessment Form are intended to be compatible with those assessment approaches or methodologies derived from a strengths-based treatment paradigm. The authors have set out to provide an assessment approach that is applicable across settings while at the same time is practical and recognizes every client is unique.

With a lay-flat, spiral binding, and a form that may be photocopied for use with multiple clients, this is a manual you can return to time after time as needed

About the Authors

Dawn Pflugradt is a licensed psychologist specializing in forensic and clinical psychology. She has advanced degrees in psychology, social work and bioethics. She maintains a private psychology practice and is a professor at the Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology. Dr. Pflugradt also serves on the scientific advisory board for the International Association for the Treatment of Sexual Offenders (IATSO) and is a SAARNA certified STATIC-99R and STABLE-2007 trainer. In addition to her years of clinical experience, Dr. Pflugradt has published numerous articles and book chapters in the areas of pediatrics and criminology, specializing in women who commit violent crimes.

Brad Allen is a licensed psychologist with advanced degrees in psychology, sociology, law and epidemiology. Brad maintains a private psychology practice and is also a lecturer at the Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology. In addition to 33 years of clinical experience, Dr. Allen has an eclectic research background publishing in the areas of developmental disabilities, gerontology and individuals who perpetrate sexual offenses.

Megan Greene is a licensed psychologist with advanced degrees in forensic and clinical psychology. She is currently the Psychologist Supervisor at a Midwestern medium/maximum security institution for women. She also currently oversees the facility’s treatment program for women who have perpetrated sexually motivated offenses.

Maricela Gamboa received her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of LaVerne in 2013. She was first licensed in California in 2015 and also holds licensure in Utah and Wisconsin. Her experience in the treatment and evaluation of individuals who have sexually offended has included community treatment for offenders on parole, patients committed under Sexually Violent Predator statutes, and treatment of incarcerated males and females.

Sarah Hoerl graduated in 2016 with a doctoral degree in clinical psychology. She is a licensed psychologist and has been providing assessment services to both males and females convicted of perpetrating sexually motivated offenses since 2017.