Smith, Tracy Vannessa2016-05-172016-05-172006http://hdl.handle.net/10179/7790The aim of the current study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an empathy training module for treatment of child sexual offenders incarcerated at a New Zealand Special Treatment Unit. Twenty-eight participants volunteered for the study which involved three time conditions; pre-intervention, post-intervention and three-month follow-up. Three measures were used to assess generalised empathy and victim-specific empathy in this sample. No significant results were found, although preliminary data did suggest that this sample may differ from previous studies on the victim-specific measure. Namely, contrary to previous research the sample demonstrated the greatest empathy deficit for the child accident victim, rather than their own victims. The current study had a number of limitations, including methodological errors that make the generalisation of results unfeasible.enThe AuthorChild molestersRehabilitationNew Zealand -- EvaluationSex offendersEmpathyThesisQ112868800https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q112868800