Using Conscience as a Guide:Enhancing Sex Offender Treatment in the Moral Domain

Conscience theory brings together five domains of moral development and functioning: attachment; moral-emotional responsiveness; personal value systems; values in action; and conscience. Niki Delson's work addresses a major task in treating patients with sexual behavior and sexual aggression problems by teaching therapists and treatment providers how to work with conscience and conscience development with a 16-week curriculum.