The Road to Freedom, 4th Edition
by Jill S. Levenson, Ph.D. & John W. Morin, Ph.D.

The Road to Freedom has been a staple of adult offender treatment for two decades. In this edition, the authors have incorporated contemporary theories, models, and evidence-informed best practices for prevention of sexual re-offending, while keeping the structure of the previous edition to allow for easy transition from old to new.

Framing sex offending within a larger context of relational patterns, The Road to Freedom helps each client learn to meet needs in healthy ways. A strengths-based focus on healthy sexuality and self-regulation avoids confrontational and shaming language.

The fourth edition uses a much wider range of examples to explore a more diverse range of offenses, including Internet offenses, sexual harassment, professional misconduct and other sexual boundary violations. And it integrates a trauma-informed approach to respond to the neuro-cognitive and psychosocial impacts of childhood adversity and adult trauma.

In a conversational tone, the authors provide a foundation of knowledge for clients, with case scenarios illustrating concepts through examples based on real-life.

The Road to Freedom is solidly grounded in the latest best practices in the field. It is informed by literature about the neuroscience of trauma, developmental psychopathology, principles of effective psychotherapy, strengths-based and client-center practices, risk-need-responsivity models, relapse prevention, cognitive schema theory, self-regulation, self-efficacy, relationships and communication skills, and criminal desistance.

Like any workbook, the Road to Freedom, 4th edition, should be used as a tool to guide the treatment process and to facilitate a self-paced, client-directed process for completion of goals relevant to each individual client.