Working with Sexually Abusive Youth: Current Perspectives and Approaches
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It has become increasingly common for children and adolescents who engage in sexually abusive or sexually troubled behavior to come to the attention of authorities, with a resulting increase in referrals to mental health practitioners for the evaluation
or treatment of juvenile sexually abusive behavior. This seminar is designed to help clinicians understand current ideas about this specialized practice, and recent and evolving changes in the field, providing an overview of current thinking and models by
which to understand, approach, and engage in treatment. The seminar does not focus upon treatment itself or treatment models. It instead highlights and discusses important and current ideas about sexually abusive youth and the nature of the treatment process,
the importance of the collaborative treatment relationship,an approach to treatment that recognizes the individuality of each youth in treatment, and an understanding of the developmental pathways to sexually abusive behavior. The seminar will be useful for
those experienced in the treatment of sexually abusive youth and those new to the field or just wishing to learn more about the work.
Outline
Begin 10AM EST
Part One: Understanding Sexually Abusive Youth
• Treatment is developmentally and contextually sensi tive
• Sexually abusive youth are not all the same
• A developmental path to juvenile sexual abuse
Part Two: Overview of Sexual Risk Assessment
• Juvenile sexual recidivism
• Risk assessment is comprehensive and active
Part Three: The Treatment Process
• Treatment is Individualized
• Changing models of and approaches to treatment
• The treatment process is interactive, engaged, and collaborative
• Empirically validated principles of therapeutic change
• The clinician’s role in the treatment process
• Tips and guidelines for faciltative treatment
Part Four: Summary
• Integrating and Implementing treatment
End at 5:45 EST
Part One: Understanding Sexually Abusive Youth
• Treatment is developmentally and contextually sensi tive
• Sexually abusive youth are not all the same
• A developmental path to juvenile sexual abuse
Part Two: Overview of Sexual Risk Assessment
• Juvenile sexual recidivism
• Risk assessment is comprehensive and active
Part Three: The Treatment Process
• Treatment is Individualized
• Changing models of and approaches to treatment
• The treatment process is interactive, engaged, and collaborative
• Empirically validated principles of therapeutic change
• The clinician’s role in the treatment process
• Tips and guidelines for faciltative treatment
Part Four: Summary
• Integrating and Implementing treatment
End at 5:45 EST
Speaker/s
Phil Rich holds a doctorate in applied behavioral and organizational studies and a master’s degree in social work, and is a licensed independent clinical social worker. Phil was the Clinical Director of the Stetson School for 13 years, a
Massachusetts based residential treatment program for sexually reactive children and adolescent sexual offenders. Phil presents, trains, and consults nationally and internationally, and is currently in private practice as a consultant and trainer, specializing
in work with juvenile sexual offenders. He is the author of “Understanding Juvenile Sexual Offenders: Assessment, Treatment, and Rehabilitation,” “Attachment and Sexual Offending: Understanding and Applying Attachment Theory to the Treatment of Juvenile Sexual
Offenders,” “Juvenile Sexual Offenders: A Comprehensive Guide to Risk Evaluation,” and the “Stages of Accomplishment Workbooks for Sexually Abusive Youth. ”
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