Florida Administrative Code
65 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
65E - Mental Health Program
Chapter 65E-25 - SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATOR PROGRAM
Section 65E-25.005 - Basic Treatment Plan Components

(1) The treatment program for persons involuntarily committed to the Department shall be a cognitive-behavioral therapy and relapse prevention program tailored to meet the needs of each committed person. Each committed person must receive a comprehensive assessment that will permit the development of an individualized treatment plan.

(2) The treatment program shall consist of a series of hierarchically advancing stages of treatment and rehabilitation. The program must afford group and, where indicated, individual counseling directed toward sex offender-specific issues, as well as substance abuse and general psychological issues. In addition to structured counseling activities, the program must offer vocational therapy and therapeutic recreational activities.

(3) The treatment program may utilize phallometric and polygraphic assessment to assist in measuring treatment progress.

(4) Where medically and therapeutically appropriate, the treatment program may offer, on a voluntary basis, pharmacological treatment designed to reduce deviant sexual impulses.

(5) At least annually, each committed person shall have his treatment plan and progress reviewed by the primary treating clinician and the clinical director or his or her licensed psychologist/psychiatrist designee. A status report shall be prepared and included in the clinical file, with notation of any adjustments made in the person's treatment plan as a result of the review.