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. 2018 Mar 6;9:224. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00224

Table 2.

Items of the therapist rating scale for virtual risk scenarios (T-VRS).

Item name (abbreviation) Item content Answer options Target situation
TherapistPredictionRecognition “Is the patient able to recognize relevant risk situations?” Yes / No I, II, and III
TherapistPredictionAvoid “Is the patient able to avoid contact to children?” Yes / No I
TherapistPredictionUnavoid “Has the patient a sufficient control of behavior in order to show adequate coping strategies in situations in which the contact to children is unavoidable? Yes / No II, III
TherapistFocusAvoid “It was in the focus of the therapy, that - in order to avoid a sexual assault against a child - …”
  1. The patient should avoid any contact to children.

  2. The patient can have contacts with children, but he should not touch children.

  3. It does not matter if the patient has contact to a child.

  4. This aspect was not yet in the focus of the therapy.

I
TherapistFocusUnavoid “It was in the focus of the therapy, that - in order to avoid a sexual assault against a child in a situation in which it is not possible to avoid the contact - …”
  1. The patient should immediately break tie and leave the situation.

  2. The patient can stay in contact, but should avoid touching the child.

  3. It is no risk for the patient to be in contact with children.

  4. This aspect was not yet in the focus of the therapy.

II, III