Branch 3. Developing and Improving Evidence-Based Rehabilitation Programs
This branch focuses on rehabilitation programs designed to reduce harmful sexual behaviour and support meaningful behaviour change. Projects in this area examine how evidence-based interventions are developed, implemented, evaluated, and improved, with attention to treatment acceptability, program fidelity, and measurable client change.
Current Projects in Branch 3
Mosaic Treatment Evaluation
Project Lead: Franca Cortoni
Collaborators: Andrew Brankley, Ainslie Heasman, Calvin Cressman
Mosaic is an intensive, group-based treatment program for men who have committed sexual offences that combines principles of relapse prevention therapy and cognitive-behavioural therapy. The program was designed to alleviate psychological risk factors related to sexual offending and reduce the likelihood of clients re-committing a sexual offence… [Click for more]
Mosaic was developed through expert consensus regarding what constitutes current evidence-based treatment for this population and can be delivered in both incarcerated (200 hours) and community (96 hours) settings. The purpose of this project is to carry out an evaluation of the implementation of Mosaic into the Sexual behaviour Clinic at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). The evaluation of Mosaic will address three questions: whether our implementation of the program is consistent with the intended design; whether the proposed program is acceptable to staff and clients; and if the measures proposed to evaluate the program are acceptable and demonstrate reliable change in clients.
Prevalence Rates of Sexual Violence Across Canadian Campuses
Project Lead: Erica Pelaccia
Prevalence Rates of Sexual Violence Across Canadian Campuses, and this project is aiming to establish a baseline for the prevalence of sexual violence incidents experienced by students, faculty and staff alike on Canadian post-secondary campuses. In more detail, we are collecting various reports (Annual Sexual Violence Reports, Student Enrollment Reports, Infrastructure Reports and Residence Reports) from a ten-year period (from 2015-2025) from 257 Canadian public and private universities and colleges, leading to a compilation all of our data to create a true empirical representation of the sexual violence crisis on Canadian campuses, as well as establishing a few other variables related to the baseline.
Observations of Campus Sexual Misconduct and Macro-Level Variable Trends
Project Lead: Aliza Dachevski
The aim of this research project is to investigate the relationship between various macro-level variables and the prevalence of sexual misconduct on Canadian post-secondary campuses. Using publicly available data from all 420 institutions and local municipal records, the study examines how institutional characteristics (e.g., school size, number of varsity teams, urban vs. rural location) and broader societal indicators (e.g., number of alcohol stores, political party affiliation, distance from city center) correlate with calculated rates of campus sexual misconduct. The findings aim to identify contextual factors that may increase or mitigate risk, offering insights to inform institutional policy and prevention strategies.
