# 20 Ill. Adm. Code 1905.90: Section 1905.90 Treatment Guidelines

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## Section

- **Citation:** 20 Ill. Adm. Code 1905.90
- **Heading:** Section 1905.90 Treatment Guidelines
- **Jurisdiction:** Illinois
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Illinois Administrative Code / Title 20 CORRECTIONS, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT / CHAPTER VII: SEX OFFENDER MANAGEMENT BOARD / Part 1905 ADULT SEX OFFENDER EVALUATION AND TREATMENT / Section 1905.90 Treatment Guidelines

## Text

Section 1905.90  Treatment
Guidelines
a)         Licensed
treatment providers shall utilize sexual abuser-specific treatment that is
guided by ethical principles and current empirical research in order to
maximize treatment effectiveness, promote public safety, facilitate prosocial
goals for clients, and maintain the integrity of the profession.
1)         Treatment
providers utilize sexual abuser-specific treatment in accordance with any
additional ethical standards, codes, laws or other expectations for the
respective profession or discipline of practice.  This includes ethical
standards pertaining to, but not limited to, the following:
A)        Informed
consent;
B)        Specialized
training, knowledge, expertise and scope of practice;
C)        Documentation
and retention of records;
D)        Currency
of research;
E)        Confidentiality;
F)         Professional
relationships; and
G)        Conduct.
2)         Treatment
providers appreciate that treatment for individuals who have sexually abused or
are at risk for sexually abusing others is an evolving science.
3)         Treatment
providers remain apprised of contemporary research and engage in professional
development activities to ground their provision of research-supported and
evidence-based interventions for sexual abusers accordingly.
4)         Treatment
providers encourage, support and, whenever possible, participate in ongoing
empirical research efforts designed to identify and refine effective
interventions for sexual abusers and those at risk to sexually abuse others.
5)         Treatment
providers working with sexual abusers collaborate with other professionals who
are involved in the management of clients, including judges, probation/parole
officers, correctional and other facility staff, child welfare workers, and
victim therapists in order to facilitate information sharing and further the
goals of treatment
s and those at risk to sexually abuse others.
5)         Treatment
providers working with sexual abusers collaborate with other professionals who
are involved in the management of clients, including judges, probation/parole
officers, correctional and other facility staff, child welfare workers, and
victim therapists in order to facilitate information sharing and further the
goals of treatment.  This collaboration/cooperation is consistent with and
limited to activities and behavior appropriate to treatment providers'
professional roles.
6)         Treatment
providers recognize that correctional staff and community supervision
practitioners who are well-trained and skilled in using evidence-based
behavioral techniques and interventions (e.g., prosocial modeling, skill
practice, rehearsal of strategies, redirection, positive reinforcement) can
complement treatment activities in correctional and other facilities and
post-release.
b)         Assessment-Driven
Treatment
Treatment providers shall recognize the
importance of individualized, assessment-driven treatment services and deliver
treatment accordingly.
1)         Treatment
providers ensure that, prior to initiating treatment services for individuals
who have sexually abused or are at risk of sexually abusing others, a
psychosexual evaluation of a client's recidivism risk and intervention needs
has been conducted, is current and is comprehensive.
2)         Treatment
providers rely on research-supported assessment methods that are designed to
identify dynamic risk factors present for a given client.
3)         Treatment providers
develop and implement an individualized, written treatment plan for each
client, outlining clear and specific treatment goals and objectives that are
consistent with the results of a current psychosexual evaluation.
4)         Treatment
providers routinely review and update treatment plans based on multiple methods
of assessment
ctors present for a given client.
3)         Treatment providers
develop and implement an individualized, written treatment plan for each
client, outlining clear and specific treatment goals and objectives that are
consistent with the results of a current psychosexual evaluation.
4)         Treatment
providers routinely review and update treatment plans based on multiple methods
of assessment.
5)         Treatment
providers offer treatment that is appropriate for a client's assessed level of
risk and intervention needs.
6)         Treatment
providers offer treatment only when they have the resources necessary to
provide an adequate and appropriate level of intervention for a client's risk
and needs.
7)         Treatment
providers refer a potential client to other treatment providers or agencies
when they cannot provide an adequate and appropriate level of intervention.
This may involve a full transfer or sharing of clinical responsibility.
8)         Treatment
providers recognize the importance of primary and secondary prevention by
making treatment services available to, or making appropriate referrals for,
individuals who may be at risk for engaging in sexually abusive behaviors and
are seeking nonmandated assistance.
9)         Treatment
providers recognize that some individuals may present for sexual abuser
treatment in the absence of legal or other mandates and that appropriate
services should be made accessible to those individuals.

## Nearby sections

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