Plášilová Leona, Potyszová Kateřina, Navrátil Marek, Klapilová Kateřina

(234) THE PARAPHILE PROJECT: AN OVERVIEW OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND THEIR OUTCOMES IN THE TARGET GROUP OF POLICE OFFICERS

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Abstract Objectives The Paraphile project is a pilot project that started in 2019 in the Czech Republic at the National Institute of Mental Health. It has established a system of early interventions for people in increased risk of sexual offending on-line and off-line, namely for individuals with paraphilic sexual preferences (and their close persons). The project offers free and anonymous long-term psychotherapy led by trained professionals (psychologists, psychiatrists, sexologists). The project also disseminates its know-how among the general and professional public. Within the professional community, it targets police officers, social workers and health professionals who attend four-hour training course. Workshop topics include an introduction to paraphilia theory, an introduction to the system of care, the differences between deviance and delinquency, risk and protective factors for paraphilias, recidivism, and sexuality in cyberspace. Between 2021 and 2022, 75 police officers were trained by the Parafilik project and the effectiveness of this course for this target group was evaluated. Methods This paper will present preliminary data on the effectiveness of the project's training course for the target group of police officers, including measurements of specific variables before and after the training course. The variables include: professional competence to intervene toward a client with paraphilia, stigma, and emotional compliance. The evaluation also includes a qualitative summary of outcomes. Results The results are currently being analyzed and will be presented at the conference. Conclusions The results will contribute to the understanding of the training needs of police officers on the topic of paraphilias, including an evaluation of the training courses conducted and their effectiveness. This knowledge can be further used in future planning of educational activities on paraphilias and other sexological topics for the target group of police officers. Conflicts of Interest The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.

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