Therapy with the Pedophilic Father

Therapy with the Pedophilic Father

"He has to be helped to appreciate that, even today, [pedophilia] is a widespread and accepted practice among literally billions of people."

Gardner (1992, p. 588) does not believe in doing therapy with fathers who deny committing sexual molestation. If father desires treatment, the therapist should focus on enhancing his self-esteem. This is accomplished by helping him to appreciate that "there is a certain amount of pedophilia in all of us" and that "pedophilia has been considered the norm by the vast majority of individuals in the history of the world" (Gardner 1992, pp. 592-3).
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