UCD School of Psychology

Scoil na Síceolaíochta UCD

Dr Gary O'Reilly BA MA MPsych Sc., PhD

Contact Details

Title	Senior Lecturer
Address	School of Psychology Newman Building Belfield Dublin 4
Telephone:	Ext. 8636
Email:	ei.dcu@yllieRO.E.yraG

Biography:

Gary O' Reilly is a senior lecturer at the UCD School of Psychology. He is also the deputy director of the Doctoral Programme in Clinical Psychology. He has a part-time appointment as a principal clinical psychologists at the Children's University Hospital Temple Street, Dublin. He has developed a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Workbook for children and adolescents which is available free-of-charge to people working in clinical settings. It can be accessed by e-mail request. Please see www.juvenilementalhealthmatters.com for further details. He has co-edited a number of books including The Handbook of Intellectual Disability and Clinical Psychology Practice (2007) and The Handbook of Clinical Intervention with Young People who Sexually Abuse (2004).

Research Interests

Clinical psychology
Cognitive-behavioural interventions for children and adolescents
Intelligence
Intellectual Disability
Developing emotional competence programmes for young people with offending behaviour
Forensic psychology and sexual offending
Psychology, skepticism, and science

Books

Carr, A., O' Reilly, G., Walsh, P. N., & McEvoy, J. (Eds) ; (2007) The Handbook of Intellectual Disability and Clinical Psychology Practice. London: Routledge.

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O' Reilly, Gary, Marshall, William, Carr, Alan, & Beckett, Richard; (2004) The Handbook of Clinical Intervention with Young People who Sexually Abuse. London: Brunner-Routledge.

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Carr, A., O' Reilly, G., (Eds) ; (2004) Clinical Psychology in Ireland Vol 5: Empirical Studies of Child Sexual Abuse. Lampeter, UK: Edwin Mellen Press.

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O Reilly, G., & Carr, A.; (1998) Understanding, Assessing, and Treating Juvenile and Adult Sex Offenders, A Special Issue of the Irish Journal of Psychology. : Psychological Society of Ireland. [Details]

Book Chapters

Carr, A. & OReilly, G.; (2004) 'Introduction' In: A. Carr & G. OReilly (eds). Clinical Psychology in Ireland Volume 5: Empirical Studies of Child Sexual Abuse. Wales: Edwin Mellen Press. Wales: Edwin Mellen Press.

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O'Halloran, M., Carr, A., O'Reilly, G., Sheerin, D., Cherry, J., Turner, R., Beckett, R. & Brown, S.; (2004) 'Profiles of adolescent perpetrators of CSA' In: A. Carr & G. OReilly (eds). Clinical Psychology in Ireland Volume 5: Empirical Studies of Child Sexual Abuse. Wales: Edwin Mellen Press. [Details]

O Reilly, G., Morrison, T., Sheerin, D., & Carr, A.; (2004) 'Enhancing motivation to change in adolescent perpetrators of CSA' In: A. Carr & G. OReilly (eds). Clinical Psychology in Ireland Volume 5: Empirical Studies of Child Sexual Abuse. Wales: Edwin Mellen Press. [Details]

Carr, A. & OReilly, G; (2004) 'Prevalence of CSA in Ireland' In: A. Carr & G. OReilly (eds). Clinical Psychology in Ireland Volume 5: Empirical Studies of Child Sexual Abuse. Wales: Edwin Mellen Press. [Details]

O' Reilly, Gary & Dowling, Clodagh Ann; (2008) 'Juvenile Sexual Offending: An Evidence-Based Approach to Assessment and Intervention' In: Treating the Juvenile Offender. New York: Guilford Press.

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O' Reilly, G., & Carr, A. ; (2007) 'Evaluating Intelligence Across the Life-Span: Integrating Theory, Research, and Measurement' In: The Handbook of Intellectual Disability and Clinical Psychology Practice. London: Routledge. [Details]
O' Reilly, G., Carr, A. & Bullens, R.; (2007) 'Ontwikkelingsmodellen seksueel misbruik' In: van Wijk, A. Ph., Bullens, R. A. R., & van den Eshof, P (eds). Facetten van Zendencriminaliteit. Den Haag, Netherlands: Elsevier Science. [Details]
Carr, A., O' Reilly, G., ; (2007) 'Diagnosis, Classification and Epidemiology' In: Carr, A., O' Reilly, G., Walsh, P. N., McEvoy, J (eds). The Handbook of Intellectual Disability and Clinical Psychology Practice. London: Routledge. [Details]
Carr, A., O' Reilly, G., ; (2007) 'Interviewing and Report Writing' In: Carr, A., O' Reilly, G., Walsh, P. N., McEvoy, J (eds). The Handbook of Intellectual Disability and Clinical Psychology Practice. London: Routledge. [Details]
Carr, A., O' Reilly, G., ; (2007) 'Lifespan Development and the Family Lifecycle' In: Carr, A., O' Reilly, G., Walsh, P. N., McEvoy, J (eds). The Handbook of Intellectual Disability and Clinical Psychology Practice. London: Routledge. [Details]
O'Reilly, G. Carr, A.; (2006) 'Assessment and treatment of criminogenic needs' In: The Juvenile Sexual Offender (Second Edition). New York: *. [Details]
O' Reilly, G. & Carr, A.; (2004) 'The Clinical Assessment of Young People with Sexually Abusive Behaviour' In: O' Reilly, G., Marshall, W. L., Carr, A., & Beckett, R (eds). The Handbook of Clinical Intervention with Young People who Sexually Abuse. London: Routledge. [Details]
O' Reilly, G., & Carr, A.; (2004) 'A Review of Theoretical Models of Sexual Offending' In: O' Reilly, G., Marshall, W., Carr, A., & Beckett, R (eds). The Handbook of Clinical Intervention with Young People who Sexually Abuse. East Sussex: Brunner-Routledge. [Details]
O Reilly, G.; (2001) 'Adolescents who Sexually Abuse Others' In: In Lawlor, Kevin, (Ed) (eds). The End of Innocence Child Sexual Abuse in Ireland. Dublin: Oak Tree Press. [Details]
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Peer Reviewed Journals

O' Reilly, G., Carr, A., Murphy, P., & Cotter, A.; (2010) 'A Controlled Evaluation of a Prison-Based Sexual Offender Intervention Program'. Sexual Abuse:A Journal of Research and Treatment, 22 (1):95-111.

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Waldron, B., O'Reilly, G., Carr, A., Randall, P., Shevlin, M., Dooley, B., Cotter, A., & Murphy, P. ; (2006) 'Factor structures of measures of cognitive distortions, emotional congruence, and victim empathy based on data from irish child sex offenders'. The Irish Journal of Psychology, 27 :142-149. [Details]

Marsa, F,O'Reilly, G,Carr, A,Murphy, P,O'Sullivan, M,Cotter, A,Hevey, D; (2004) 'Attachment styles and psychological profiles of child sex offenders in Ireland'. JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE, 19 (19):228-251. [DOI] [Details]

O Hanlon, M., Carr, A., O Reilly, G., Sheerin, D., Turner, R., & Cherry, J., ; (2002) 'Psychological profiles of sexually abusive adolescents in Ireland'. Child Abuse and Neglect, 26 :349-370. [Details]

O Reilly, G., Morrison, T., Sheerin, D., & Carr, A.; (2001) 'A group based module for adolescents to improve motivation to change sexually abusive behaviour'. Child Abuse Review, 10 :150-169. [Details]

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Conference Publications

O' Reilly, G; (2011) Adapting CBT for Children & Adolescents 41st European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapy Annual Congree, Reykjavik, Iceland [Details]

O' Reilly, G., McGlade, N., & Coyle, D.; (2011) Acceptability of a Computer Game Based CBT Intervention to Clinicians & Young People 41st European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapy Annual Congress- Reykjavik, Iceland [Details]

Coyle, D., McGlade, N., Doherty, G., O'Reilly, G.; (2011) Exploratory evaluations of a computer game supporting Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for adolescents Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Proceedings, Vancouver, Canada [DOI] [Details]

O'Dwyer-O'Brien, A., Coyle, S., Coyle, D., & O' Reilly, G ; (2011) Gnatenborough's Island: A C-CBT adaption for young people with internalising disorders British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies 39th Annual Conference, UK [Details]

O'Reilly, G.; (2010) The Psychological Functioning of Young People who Engage in Criminal behaviour 4th International Juvenile Justice Observatory International Conference: Building Integrative Juvenile Justice Systems, Rome, Italy Rome, , 09-NOV-10 - 10-NOV-10 [Details]

Tully, M. & O'Reilly G. ; (2010) The effects of Social Support and Social Identity on well-being in Irish homeless adults: Preliminary Findings The 21st EHPS Conference: Health Psychology and Society, Napoca, Romania Cluj Napocca, Romania, , 03-SEP-10 - 03-SEP-10 [Details]
McGlade, N., Nolan, L., O'Reilly, G. & Coyle, D. ; (2010) Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Comorbid internalising difficulties and gNATenborough's Island 40th Annual Conference of the Psychological Society of Ireland , 11-NOV-10 - 13-NOV-10 [Details]
McDonald, C. & O'Reilly, G. ; (2010) A Controlled Evaluation of the impact on Rates of Sexual, Violent and Non-Violent Non-Sexual Recidivism of a Prison-Based CBT Programme for Men Convicted of Sexual Offending NOTA Conference: Preventing Sexual Abuse: Risk, Restoration, Reintegration Belfast, , 22-SEP-10 - 24-SEP-10 [Details]
Tully, M. & O'Reilly, G.; (2010) The Health of Irish Homeless Adults. Do social identity and social support have a role to play? A report on preliminary findings British Psychological Society Annual Conference, Winchester, UK , 07-SEP-10 - 07-SEP-10 [Details]
Tully, M. & O'Reilly, G. ; (2010) What happens to your health when you identify as homeless? Preliminary findings from irish homeless adults Psychological Society of Ireland Annual Conference , 12-NOV-10 - 12-NOV-10 [Details]
O' Reilly, G. ; (2010) Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Skills for Child Psychiatrists The College of Psychiatry of Ireland Spring Conference, Cork [Details]
McGlade, N., Nolan, L., O¿Reilly, G., & Coyle, D. ; (2010) Inflammatory bowel disease: Comorbid internalising difficulties and gNATenborough's Island Psychological Society of Ireland Annual Conference 2010 [Details]
O' Reilly, G. ; (2010) The Psychological Functioning of Young People who Engage in Criminal Behaviour 4th International Juvenile Justice Observatory International Conference: Building Integrative Juvenile Justice Systems: Rome 9-10 November [Details]
McDonald, C., & O' Reilly, G. ; (2010) A Controlled Evaluation of the Impact on Rates of Sexual, Violent, and Non-Violent Non-Sexual Recidivism of a Prison-Based CBT Programme for Men Convicted of Sexual Offending NOTA Conference: Preventing Sexual Abuse: Risk, Restoration, Reintegration, Belfast 22nd ¿ 24th September 2010 [Details]
Tully, M., & O Reilly, G. ; (2010) The Health of Irish Homeless Adults: Do social identity and social support have a role to play? A report on preliminary findings British Psychological Society Annual Conference, Winchester, September 7th 2010 [Details]
Tully, M., & O' Reilly, G. ; (2010) What happens to your health when you identify as homeless? Preliminary findings from Irish homeless adults 40th Annual Conference of the Psychological Society of Ireland [Details]
Tully, M., & O Reilly, G; (2010) Do Social Support and Social Identity Buffer Stress for Irish Homeless Adults? A report on preliminary findings STAR 2010 - 31st World Conference on Stress and Anxiety Research, Galway, August 4th 2010 [Details]
O' Reilly, G., McGlade, N., Coyle, D., & Doherty, G. ; (2010) David gNATenborough's Island - A New Computerised CBT Game for Children 27th International Congress of Applied Psychology, Melbourne, Australia, July 15th, 2010 [Details]
O' Reilly, G., & McDonald, C ; (2010) The Impact of Intervention on Rates of Recidivism from a Prison Based Offence Specific CBT Programme Delivered to Men Incarcerated for Sexual Offences 27th International Congress of Applied Psychology, 11-16th of July, Melbourne, Australia [Details]
O' Reilly, G., & Carr, A. ; (2010) Clinical Psychology Training in Ireland 27th International Congress of Applied Psychology, 11-16th of July, Melbourne, Australia [Details]
Tully, M., & O Reilly, G. ; (2010) The effects of social support and social identity on well-being in Irish homeless adults: Preliminary findings The 21st EHPS Conference: Health Psychology and Society, Cluj Napoca, Romania, September 3rd 2010 [Details]
Gogan, D. & O' Reilly, G; (2008) Assessing Dynamic Risk Factors in Unconvicted Perpetrators of Sexual Abuse Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers: Atlanta, USA [Details]
O' Reilly, Gary; (2008) Clinical Psychology Training in Ireland: Integrating Evidence with Clinical Practice 29th International Congress of Psychology, Berlin, Germany [Details]
O' Reilly, Gary; (2008) The Psychological Profile of Juvenile Offenders International Society for the Reform of Criminal Law: 22nd International Conference, Dublin [Details]
O' Reilly, Gary; (2008) Working with Young People who Sexually Abuse The 6th Biennial 5 Nations Conference on Children, Young People and Crime in the UK and Ireland: Edinburgh: Scotland [Details]
O' Reilly, G & Palmer, D; (2008) A Continuum of Alcohol and Drug Use in Young People Aged 15-19 3rd International Conference on Child and Adolescent Pscyhopathology, London [Details]
O' Reilly, G & Hayes, J; (2008) Emotional Intelligence, Mental Health & Juvenile Delinquency 3rd International Conference on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, London [Details]
Verling, C. & O' Reilly, G; (2007) Cognitive Skills Required by Young Children for Participation in Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy: Measures in a Community and Clinical Population Association of Child and Adolescents Mental Health 2nd Annual Research Day [Details]
O'Reilly, G., Carr, A., ; (2005) An independent evaluation of the Irish Prison Service Sexual Offender Intervention Service National Organization for the Treatment of Abusers (NOTA) Conference , 13-SEP-05 - 15-SEP-05 [Details]
O'Reilly, G.; (2004) Characteristics of Men Who Sexually Offend - A Reflection of the Theoretical and Empirical Literature One Day Conference: Contemporary Irish Perspectives on Sexual Offending University College Dublin, , 16-APR-04 [Details]
O'Reilly, G.; (2004) A Research View on the Future Work with Men who Sexually Offend One Day Conference: Contemporary Irish Perspectives on Sexual Offending University College Dublin, , 16-APR-04 [Details]
O Reilly, G., & Carr, A.; (2002) Empathy Evolving Ideas on its Significance in Sexual Offending Psychological Society of Ireland 33rd Annual Conference Waterford, , 01-NOV-02 [Details]
O Reilly, G.,; (2002) Information and Misinformation. Parents and Professionals Working Together An International Conference Organised by the Central Remedial Clinic Dublin City University, , 01-JUN-02 [Details]
O Reilly, G.; (2001) Why People Believe Weird Things. Obstacles to Critical Thinking Psychological Society of Ireland Annual Conference, Westport, November 15th, 2001. Westport, , 15-NOV-01 [Details]
O Reilly, G., & Carr, A.; (2000) Preliminary Results from an Evaluation of the Arbour Hill Sex Offender Treatment Programme Psychological Society of Ireland Annual Conference, November, 10th 2000. *, , 10-NOV-00 [Details]
O Reilly, G., & Carr, A.; (2000) Good Practice in Evaluating Prison Based Sex Offender Programme for Adults Congress of Probation in Europe Annual Conference, Dublin, October 20th, 2000 *, , 20-OCT-00 [Details]
O Reilly, G., & Carr, A., ; (2000) A Controlled Evaluation of a Prison Based Sex Offender Treatment Programme NOTA Annual Conference, Dublin, September, September 15th, 2000 *, , 15-SEP-00 [Details]
O Reilly, G., & Carr, A.,; (2000) Establishing Good Practice in Responding to Adolescents who Sexually Abuse Others. Access 2000, A European Commission conference on sharing models of good practice in combating sexual exploitation. Dublin, February 11th 2000 *, , 11-FEB-00 [Details]
O Reilly, G., & Carr, A.; (1999) Evaluating Sex Offender Treatment Programmes. Access 2000 A European Commission conference on sharing models of good practice in combating sexual exploitation. Headquarters of the Belgian Police, Brussels, November, 19th 1999 *, , 19-NOV-99 [Details]
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Published Reports

Palmer, D & O' Reilly, G; (2008) Young People, Alcohol & Drugs. Juvenile Mental Health Matters, Dublin.

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Hayes. J. M., & O' Reilly, G.; (2007) Emotional Intelligence, Mental Health and Juvenile Delinquency. Juvenile Mental Health Matters, Cork: Juvenile Mental Health Matters.

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Employment

Employer: 2005-Present Children's University Hospital, Temple Street
Position: Principal Clinical Psychologist (Part-time)

Employer: 2002-Present University College Dublin
Position: Senior Lecturer/Deputy Director Doctoral Programme in Clinical Psychology

Employer: University College Dublin
Position: 2001-2002: Senior Clinical Psychologist.

Employer: 2000-2001: North Eastern Health Board.
Position: Acting Senior Clinical Psychologist.

Employer: 1997-2000: North Eastern Health Board.
Position: Clinical Psychologist

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Teaching Interests

Current Undergraduate Teaching

Psy 30120 Advanced Cognition and Intelligence - Module Co-ordinator. This final year undergraduate psychology course is designed to introduce students to key topics in the field of advanced cognition (lectures by Prof Aidan Moran) and human intelligence (lectures by Dr Gary O' Reilly). Human intelligence lectures consider topics such as psychometric models of intelligence, contemporary models of intelligence, the history of intelligence testing, the evolution of intelligence, the biological basis of intelligence, genetic influences on intelligence, environmental influences on intelligence, the Flynn effect, emotional intelligence, creativity and intelligence, and irrationality and intelligence.

Recent Postgraduates

Current Postgraduate Research Supervision

1. Niamh Clarke MacMahon; PhD Candidate (2010-2013). Does Gaisce-The President¿s Award act as a catalyst in the enhancement of positive psychological attributes?

2. Aisling O' Dwyer O' Brien; M Litt Candidate (2010-2012). A Randomised Control Trial of a Computer Assisted CBT Programme for Children in an Educational Psychology Setting.

3. Conal Twomey: M Litt Candidate (2011-2013) Evaluating On-Line CBT Interventions for Anxiety and Depression.
4. Aisling Ryan: D Psych Sc Candidate (2010-2013). A Randomised Control Trial of a Computer Assisted CBT Programme for Children in a Clinical Psychology Setting.

Completed Postgraduate Research Supervision:

1. Michael Tully; M Litt (2011). The Effects of Social Support and Social Identity on Well-Being in Irish Homeless Adults.

2. Tara Roche: D Psych Sc (2010). Mental Health, Resilience and Involvement with Antisocial Behaviour, Gangs and Weapons among At-Risk Youth.

3. Nicola McGlade: D Psych Sc (2010). An Exploration of a Computer-Assisted CBT Game and a Measure of Automatic Thoughts in Adolescents.

4. David O' Halloran: PhD (2010) Process Issues in Community Based Intervention Programmes for Sexually Offending Men.

5. David Gogan: M Litt (2010) Risk Assessment in Community Based Intervention Programmes for Sexually Offending Men.

6. Joanne Keavney: D Psych Sc (2009). An Irish Validation of the Woodcock Johnson III IQ Test.

7. Rebecca Martin: D Psych Sc (2009). Family Functioning in Young People who Engage in Criminal Behaviour.

8. Niall Muldoon: PhD (2008). Co-supervised with Dr. Geraldine Moane. Faculty of Human Sciences). Investigating a Model of Practice for the Treatment of Men who Sexually Abuse.

9. Mairead Toibin: Co-supervised with Dr Eilis Hennessy.  M Litt (2008) Faculty of Human Sciences) Linking Metacognition and Emerging Theory of Mind . Children¿s Understanding of the Connection between Thought and Emotion.

10. Deirdre Palmer: D Psych Sc (2007). Substance Use and Its Relationship to Family Functioning and Coping Style in Adolescence. For more information please see: Palmer, D. & O' Reilly, G. (2008) Young People, Alcohol, and Drugs. Dublin: Juvenile Mental Health Matters.

11. Cait Verling: D Psych Sc (2007). Cognitive Skills Required by Young Children for Participation in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy.

12. Jennifer Hayes: D Psych Sc (2006). Psychiatric Disorder, Emotional Intelligence and Cognitive Ability in Young People Detained by the Irish State for Criminal Behaviour. For more information please see: Emotional Intelligence, Mental Health & Juvenile Delinquency. Dublin: Juvenile Mental Health Matters.

13. Laura Geoghan: D Psych Sc (2006) A Psychological Profile of Patients with Mental Health Difficulties.

14. Helen Wolsley: D Psych Sc (2004). An Exploratory Study of Defensive Processes, Motivational Imagery, Attributional Style, Attachment Representations and Perceptions of Close Relationships in Irish Adult Sexual Offenders.

15. Tara Davies; M Litt (2004). An Examination of the Visual Scanpaths of Individuals with Social Phobia.

16. Karen Patton: M Sc (2004). An Investigation into the Social World of Children with ADHD Taking Prescribed Stimulant Medication (Ritalin).

17. Eoin O' Connell: M Litt (2004). Co-supervised with Professor Alan Carr. Investigating Implicit Theories of Intelligence.

18. Brian Waldron, D Psych Sc (2003) Evaluating the Properties of Sexual Offender Assessment Instruments in Irish Settings. For more information please see: Waldron, B., O'Reilly, G., Carr, A., Randall, P., Shevlin, M., Dooley, B., Cotter, A., & Murphy, P. (2006) 'Factor structures of measures of cognitive distortions, emotional congruence, and victim empathy based on data from irish child sex offenders'. The Irish Journal of Psychology, 27 :142-149.

19. Fiona Marsa, D Clin Psych (2002). Trinity College Dublin. Co-supervised with Professor Alan Carr. Attachment Styles and Psychological Profiles of Child Sexual Offenders in Ireland. For more information on her research please see: Marsa, F., O'Reilly, G., Carr, A., Murphy, P., O'Sullivan, M., Cotter, A. & Hevey, D. (2004). Attachment styles and psychological profiles of child sex offenders in Ireland. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 19 (2), 228-251.

O Reilly, G., Murphy, P., Cotter, A., & Carr, A.; (2000) 'A robust method for the evaluation of prison based sex offender treatment programmes'. Journal of the Congress of European Probation, 1 . [Details]
Sheerin, D., & O Reilly, G.; (2000) 'Treatment of adolescent sexual offenders part 1: Assessment and treatment approaches'. Modern Medicine, 30 (3):49-54. [Details]
O Reilly, G., & Carr, A.; (1999) 'Child sexual abuse in Ireland. A synthesis of two surveys'. Irish Journal of Psychology, 20 (3):1-14. [Details]
O Reilly, G., Sheridan, A., Carr, A., Cherry, J., Donohoe, E., McGrath, K., Phelan, S., Tallon, M., & O Reilly, K.; (1998) 'A descriptive study of adolescent sexual offenders in an Irish community-based treatment programme. Understanding, Assessing, and Treating Juvenile and Adult Sex Offenders, A Special Issue of the Irish Journal of Psychology'. Irish Journal of Psychology, 19 (1):152-167. [Details]
Sheerin, D., & O Reilly, G., (2000b).; (2000) 'Treatment of adolescent sexual offenders part 2: Group therapy'. Modern Medicine, 30 (4):35-41. [Details]
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