Illinois Statutes Chapter 225. Professions,Occupations and Business Operations § 109/10. Definitions

§ 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:

“Address of record” means the designated address recorded by the Department in the applicant's or licensee's application file or license file maintained by the Department's licensure maintenance unit.

“Associate sex offender provider” means a person licensed under this Act to conduct sex offender evaluations or provide sex offender treatment services under the supervision of a licensed sex offender evaluator or a licensed sex offender treatment provider.

“Board” means the Sex Offender Evaluation and Treatment Licensing and Disciplinary Board.

“Department” means the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.

“Licensee” means a person who has obtained a license under this Act.

“Secretary” means the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation.

“Sex offender evaluation” means a sex-offender specific evaluation that systematically uses a variety of standardized measurements, assessments and information gathered collaterally and through face-to-face interviews. Sex-offender specific evaluations assess risk to the community; identify and document treatment and developmental needs, including safe and appropriate placement settings; determine amenability to treatment; and are the foundation of treatment, supervision, and placement recommendations.

“Sex offender evaluator” means a person licensed under this Act to conduct sex offender evaluations.

“Sex offender treatment” means a comprehensive set of planned therapeutic interventions and experiences to reduce the risk of further sexual offending and abusive behaviors by the offender.Treatment may include adjunct therapies to address the unique needs of the individual, but must include offense specific services by a treatment provider who meets the qualifications in Section 30 of this Act. Treatment focuses on the situations, thoughts, feelings, and behavior that have preceded and followed past offending (abuse cycles) and promotes change in each area relevant to the risk of continued abusive, offending, or deviant sexual behaviors. Due to the heterogeneity of the persons who commit sex offenses, treatment is provided based on the individualized evaluation and assessment. Treatment is designed to stop sex offending and abusive behavior, while increasing the offender's ability to function as a healthy, pro-social member of the community. Progress in treatment is measured by change rather than the passage of time.

“Sex offender treatment provider” means a person licensed under this Act to provide sex offender treatment.