Specifications include, but are not limited to: Sex offender specific treatment services are needed to provide the Judiciary and the community with a comprehensive approach in dealing with adults who are sentenced or directed by the court to obtain sex offender treatment services. A. Service Activities (Minimum and/or mandatory tasks and responsibilities) 1. The applicant shall provide assessment services that follow the guidelines set forth by SOMT. The comprehensive evaluation reports will summarize the results of assessments conducted upon sex offenders. Components to be summarized include: a) a clinical interview; b) history; c) psychometric testing; d) penile plethysmograph testing or Abel Assessment; and e) polygraph examination. 2. The applicant shall provide sex offender treatment that follows the guidelines set forth by the SOMT. The treatment curriculum will combine Relapse Prevention, Behavior Modification, and Psychological components to sex offenders in groups consisting of no more than twelve. The goal of treatment is to increase the sex offenders’ coping skills to manage their impulses to sexually assault. 3. New guidelines for the assessment and treatment of sex offenders may be developed by SOMT during the course of the contract and will be implemented upon negotiation to the satisfaction of both the contracting agency and the applicant. 4. Applicants shall incorporate evidence-based practices in sex offender treatment services by utilizing validated risk assessment instruments and effective interventions that target risk factors, criminogenic needs, and responsivity, such as motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral therapy, and skill training with directed practice. 5. Applicants must be willing to undergo a program assessment and/or audit and develop an action plan to address corrective actions to improve identified areas. The nature and scope of the services to be provided shall be performed in accordance with established clinical principles, clinical practices, and clinical ethics. B. Management Requirements (Minimum and/or mandatory requirements) 1. Personnel a. The applicant shall possess and document knowledge, capacity, skills, and experience in working with the targeted population. Applicants shall describe its program for increasing clinical staff competencies in sex offense specific treatment and the acquisition of evidence-based, offender-oriented treatment. At a minimum, applicants shall demonstrate how direct care staff will be assisted in understanding and applying the risk-need-responsivity principles in their treatment of offenders, as well as the stages of change, motivating the client toward change and behavioral treatment.