IATSO Assessment Series
1. ODARA - Basic Training: April 15th, 2026
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Symposiums
The Role of Dynamic Risk Factors in Sexual Recidivism: Measurement, Scoring and Advances in Case Conceptualization
Integrated risk assessment and case conceptualization in the treatment of men with a history of sexual offenses: A network-based approach
Jan Willem van den Berg, Floor Biesmans, Rik Spanjers, & Judith Yntema
The use of self-report instruments in the risk assessment of individuals convicted of sexual offenses against children
Sonja Etzler, Katharina Nitsche, Ann-Sophie Tröger, & Martin Rettenberger
Examining change in dynamic risk: Patterns and predictors of ACUTE-2007 and STABLE-2007 score variation
Kelly M. Babchishin, Seung C. Lee, & R. Karl Hanson
Medical reduction of sexual behavior and urges: The value of degarelix
Medication for the reduction of sexual behavior: An overview
Jelle Troelstra, & Wineke Smid
Degarelix: A new and better option?
Jelle Troelstra, & Wineke Smid
Degarelix: First evaluation of perceived effects in several cases
Wineke Smid, & Jelle Troelstra
Exhibitionism and indecent exposure: Characteristics, motivation, and treatment
Cohort study of indecent exposure in the Netherlands between 2012 and 2020: Basic characteristics and trends over time
Maaike van Dooren
The nature of exhibitionism in terms of an incentive motivational model
Wineke Smid
EMDR-treatment of exhibitionism: A randomized controlled study
Nina ten Hoor
A multiperspective analysis of cybergrooming: Characteristics and risk factors of offenders and victims
Who are cybergrooming offenders? Findings from analyses of public prosecutor files
Isabelle Schulhoff, Ronja Zannoni, Christine Weber, Maeve Moosburner, Theresa Kuban, & Martin Rettenberger
Characteristics, risk factors and types of juvenile cybergrooming offenders: Findings from analyses of public prosecutor files
A first overview of characteristics and risk factors of cybergrooming: Findings from an anonymous online study
Theresa Kuban, Maeve Moosburner, Alexander F. Schmidt, & Martin Rettenberger
Exploring the risk factors for sibling and father perpetrated sexual abuse
Testing explanations for incest among a large sample of fathers from Brazil and India
Madison McAskill, Kelly M. Babchishin, Michael C. Seto, & Abiraam Samithamby
Father-daughter intrafamilial child sexual abuse: Exploring risk factors
Abiraam Samithamby , Emma J. Holmes, Kelly M. Babchishin, & Michael C. Seto
The impact of individual and evolutionary factors on the propensity for sibling sexual abuse
Emma J. Holmes, & Kelly M. Babchishin
Exploring the impact of sibling relationship quality on the propensity for sibling sexual abuse
Myles Davidson, Emma J. Holmes, & Kelly M. Babchishin
Risk assessment for men with incest sexual offences
Natasha Fracassi, & L. Maaike Helmus
Exploring client characteristics and patterns of engagement in a child sexual abuse perpetration prevention program
Talking for Change: Examining anonymous clinician-client conversations from the digital helpline
Bridget Barry, Becca Minten, Ian V. McPhail, Ainslie Heasman, & Skye Stephens
Talking for Change: Understanding bystander motivations and concerns from the digital helpline
Becca Minten, Skye Stephens, & Ainslie Heasman
Predictors of change in group psychotherapy for individuals at-risk of OCSEA perpetration
Laleh Dadgardoust, Ian V. McPhail, & Skye Stephens
Examining session-by-session change in group psychotherapy for individuals at-risk of perpetrating child sexual abuse
Kristina Shatokhina, Ian V. McPhail, & Cory Gerritsen
Examining clinical treatment, psychologically meaningful risk needs in community and clinical samples of people with pedohebephilic interests
Sarah Moss, Skye Stephens, Ian V. McPhail, & Ainslie Heasman
A randomized, patient-preference trial of the Talking for Change psychotherapy group
Ian V. McPhail, Cory Gerritsen, Ainslie Heasman, Skye Stephens, Artemis Igoumenou, Stéphanie Chouinard-Theiverge, & Kristina Shatokhina
Preventing child sexual abuse material offending
It’s a lawless space – unless you get caught? Perceptions of the internet and CSEM offending across contrasting samples
Laura Quinten
A survey of Darknet child sexual abuse material forum users on risk factors for sexual victimization of children
Alexander F. Schmidt
New forms of risk in the digital age: A cross-national, person-centered approach to child sexual abuse material prevention
Robert Lehmann
Optimising help-seeking messages for people at risk of online sexual harm
Caoilte Ó Ciardha, Gaye Ildeniz, & Ben Ruisch,
Sexual Violence in Students
Patterns of substance abuse, negative emotionality, and sexual offending in students and men convicted of sex offenses
Leigh Harkins, Jeffrey Abracen, Sierra Hayward, Laleh Dadgardoust, & Jan Looman
Predictors of campus sexual violence
Laleh Dadgardoust, & Leigh Harkins
Adverse childhood experiences & attachment style as predictors of sexual violence in students
Mariya Nasim, Leigh Harkins, Jeff Abracen, & Jan Looman
Mobilizing evidence into the effective of treatment for men convicted of sexual offenses: The Mosaic Project
How does sexual offender treatment work: Historical and conceptual considerations of the Mosaic Project
Franca Cortoni, & Michael Miner
Phase 2 of the Mosaic Project: Lessons learned
Michael Miner, & Franca Cortoni
Understanding and supporting individuals and their social networks seeking help for concerning sexual thoughts, behaviours, or risk of sexual offending
Profiles of individuals seeking support for child sexual exploitation material offending
Kelly M. Babchishin, Hannah Merdian, & Derek Perkins
Support for family and friends of Stop it Now! Flanders (BE): Evaluation and future opportunities
Alana Schuerwegen, & Minne De Boeck
Circles ReBoot: A feasibility study and preliminary outcome evaluation
Hannah Merdian, & Derek Perkins
An international overview of stimuli use in the measurement of sexual arousal: Perspectives from Canada, Czech Republic and the United States
Stimuli use in the measurement of problematic sexual interests
Lisa Murphy, Simone Gulati, & Sydney Graham
Use of the Real Child Voices PPG stimuli in the assessment of problematic sexual interests
Emily D. Gottfried, & William Burke,
Innovations in PPG stimulus design: AI-generated, behaviorally dynamic, and legally compliant stimuli for the assessment of paraphilic sexual interests
Kateřina Klapilová, Martin Hůla, Lucie Krejčová, Bártová Klára, Marečková Alena, & Ondřej Vaníček
Development of a customizable virtual character generator for use in clinical and research settings on sexual interest assessment
Jocelyn Dautet-Plourde, Carl Bourbeau, Lisa Murphy, & Patrice Renaud,
Stimuli use in the measurement of problematic sexual interests
Lisa Murphy, Simone Gulati, & Sydney Graham
Lessons learned from online interventions in the EU projects PRIORITY & Bridge
Recruitment
Jana Hillert, Malin Joleby, Bridge Consortium, PRIORITY Consortium, Christoffer Rahm, Arne Dekker, & Peer Briken
Challenges with reporting obligations
Lina Haubrock, Vanessa Azevedo, Bridge Consortium, PRIORITY Consortium, Christoffer Rahm, Arne Dekker, & Peer Briken
Adapting and implementing three online interventions to prevent child sexual abuse and exploitation (CSAE)
Tarik Korkutan, Bridge Consortium, PRIORITY Consortium, Christoffer Rahm, Arne Dekker, & Peer Briken
Counselors’ experiences in delivering online interventions in the EU projects PRIORITY & Bridge
Lisann Högström, Maria Breide, PRIORITY-Consortium, Bridge-Consortium, Christoffer Rahm, Arne Dekker, & Peer Briken
How to conduct RCTs in CSA perpetration prevention: ethical, legal, and methodological barriers and how to overcome them
Overcoming legal and ethical challenges in anonymous online psychological interventions for individuals at risk of committing child sexual abuse
Maria Breide, Allison McMahan, PRIORITY-Consortium, Bridge-Consortium, GPP (Global Perpetration Prevention), Malin Joleby, & Christoffer Rahm
Methodological standards for RCTs in CSA perpetration prevention: Recommendations for transparent and robust research
Christoffer Rahm
Conducting pharmacological RCTs in CSA perpetration prevention: conceptual, ethical, and regulatory challenges
Christoffer Rahm, & Valdemar Landgren
Schedule at a Glance
This schedule is subject to change. Everything written in blue AND italics is for on-site participants only and will NOT be live-streamed.
Note: IATSO offers snacks throughout the conference for all on-site participants. However, lunch is not included in the conference ticket!
Day 1: Tuesday, August 26th, 2025
Prevent and Protect Through Support (2PS) Project Knowledge Transfer Workshops (for on-site participants only)
Participation is free, but registration is needed. Book your seat here.
Day 2: Wednesday, August 27th, 2025
08:00 AM-Open End: Registration (for on site-participants)
09:00 AM-11:30 AM: Pre-conference workshops (for on-site participants who signed up for a pre-conference workshop)
11:30 AM-12:30 PM: Lunch Break
12:30 PM-01:00 PM: Opening Ceremony
01:00 PM-01:45 PM: Tony R. Beech (United Kingdom): “How can an understanding of neuropsychology help in the assessment and treatment of individuals who have committed sexual offences?”
01:45 PM-02:00 PM: Short Break
02:00 PM-02:45 PM: Elizabeth Letourneau (USA): “Failed policies: US sex offenders registration, public notification, and civil commitment”
02:45 PM-03:30 PM: Filip Szumski (Poland): “Sex offenders registration, public notification, and civil commitment. Implementation in Poland”
03:30 PM-03:45 PM: Short Break
03:45 PM-05:15 PM: Free presentations (seven parallel sessions – only the main conference hall will be live-streamed. Please note that only sessions from the main hall and Thursday sessions will be recorded)
05:15 PM-05:30 PM: Short Break
05:30 PM-06:30 PM: Saint Martin croissants and other Poznań specialities (main conference hall)
06:30 PM-07:30 PM: Meet and Greet (incl. finger food) & Poster Session
Day 3: Thursday, August 28th, 2025
08:45 AM-Open End: Registration (for on site-participants)
09:00 AM-09:45 AM: Kelly M. Babchishin (Canada): “Working through the puzzle: Understanding dyadic and family roles in incest across different relationship types”
09:45 AM-10:30 AM: Sonja Etzler & Julia Sauter (Germany): Psychoanalysis in the treatment of sexual offenders - An outdated concept or an underestimated potential?
10:30 AM-11:00 AM: Break
11:00 AM-11:45 AM: Furaha-Joy Sekai Saungweme (Zimbabwe): “The Economic Impact of Sexual Violence in Civil Conflict: Lessons from the DRC v Uganda ICJ Judgment”
11:45 AM-12:30 PM: Maria Aparcero Suero (USA): “Cultural considerations in sex offender risk assessment and treatment”
12:30 PM-01:30 PM: Lunch
01:30 PM-03:00 PM: Free presentations (seven parallel sessions – only the main conference hall will be live-streamed. Please note that only sessions from the main hall and Thursday sessions will be recorded)
03:00 PM-03:15 PM: Short Break
03:15 PM-04:45 PM: Free presentations (seven parallel sessions – only the main conference hall will be live-streamed. Please note that only sessions from the main hall and Thursday sessions will be recorded)
04:45 PM-05:00 PM: Short Break
05:00 PM-06:00 PM: Free presentations (seven parallel sessions – only the main conference hall will be live-streamed. Please note that only sessions from the main hall and Thursday sessions will be recorded)
06:00 PM-07:00 PM: SAARNA Meet & Greet (for on site-participants)
07:30-Open End: Conference Dinner at Brovaria
Day 4: Friday, August 29th, 2025
08:15 AM-Open End: Registration (for on-site participants)
08:30 AM-09:00 AM: Award Ceremony
09:00 AM-09:45 AM: Thore Langfeldt (Norway): “The history and current state of our understanding of pedophilia”
09:45 AM-10:30 AM: Michael H. Miner (USA): “Research with adolescents who have engaged in harmful sexual behavior: What we've learned and implications for treatment and prevention”
10:30 AM-10:45 AM: Short Break
10:45 AM-11:30 AM: Michał Lew - Starowicz (Poland): Hypersexuality and sexual offending
11:30 AM-12:15 PM: Theresa A. Gannon (United Kingdom): Treatment for men who have sexually offended: Tips for success
12:15 PM-01:15 PM: Lunch
01:15 PM-02:15 PM: Free presentations (seven parallel sessions – only the main conference hall will be live-streamed. Please note that only sessions from the main hall and Thursday sessions will be recorded)
02:15 PM-02:30 PM: Short Break
02:30 PM-03:30 PM: Free presentations (seven parallel sessions – only the main conference hall will be live-streamed. Please note that only sessions from the main hall and Thursday sessions will be recorded)
03:30 PM-04:00 PM: Closing Ceremony
Posters
Motivational and cognitive factors in pathways to offending amongst women who have sexually offended
Identifying factors involved in reoffending incidents committed by registered persons in New Zealand
Protective factors in forensic risk evaluation: A longitudinal study of sexual offenders
Violent sexual offending and substance use among offenders in the Czech Republic: Findings and implications of the empirical research
Centers for authors of gender-based violence in Italy: Proposing a protocol of intervention
Influence of therapeutic staff characteristics on treatment needs in a forensic outpatient program
Latent Class Analysis of STABLE risk factors for men with sexual offences
Indicated therapy needs at treatment initiation in a high-risk/need sample of clients
The role of therapeutic alliance in preventing post-treatment recidivism: A study of men convicted of child sexual offenses
Developmental pathways to recidivism in individuals who have committed sexual offenses against women: A three-dimensional model
Unveiling differences in psychological profiles of child sexual offenders: online, mixed and contact cases
Limitations of outpatient therapy for sex offenders
Focusing on intra-family child sexual abuse: Differences between sexual abuse within the nuclear family and the extended family
Integrating Circles of Support and Accountability into the prison and probation services´ practices: The Swedish model
Unreliability in forensic outpatient treatment: Differences between violent and sexual offenders and their clinical implications
Risk factors for same- and other-gender sibling sexual abuse
An analysis of treatment response and medication satisfaction in a group of patients treated with GNRH agonist therapy for compulsive sexual behavior and paraphilic disorders
Feasibility of Swedish treatment programs among females convicted of sexual offending
Reduction of pedophilic interest through GnRH antagonism is associated with increased cerebellar activity to child stimuli and lower autism scores: A randomized placebo-controlled fMRI trial
Predictive ability of the Sexual Child Molestation Risk Assessment (SChiMRA+): Clinical and research application of a self-report measure of sexual urges and behaviors towards children
Real people vs. not real people: Comparing the accuracy of two stimulus sets in determining sexual preference in men with sexual interest in children
Exploring adverse childhood experiences in cis and transgender women who perpetrate sexual offenses
Not all child sexual exploitation material (CSEM) users are the same: Differences between fictional and ‘real’ CSEM users
Unveiling a hidden reality: Exploring exposure to pornography amongst learners in Johannesburg, South Africa
Sexual interest and preoccupation in judicial versus voluntary outpatients in treatment for CSAM offenses
A short checklist to assess motivation in sexual and violent offenders prior to outpatient treatment
More than animal attraction: A qualitative exploration of zoophilic experiences and orientations
SAARNA Meet and Greet
SAARNA will be on Thursday, August 28th, 2025, from 6 to 7 PM, in the main conference hall.
SAARNA promotes high-quality training and implementation of risk tools for crime and violence (e.g., Static-99R, STABLE-2007, VRAG-R, ODARA). Join Karl Hanson, Maaike Helmus, and other trainers and SAARNA supporters for this informal gathering. All are welcome!