47 Years of Treating Sexual Abuse by Juveniles: Who Are These Kids and How Do We Help Them?
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In this online training, veteran author and practitioner Timothy Kahn provides education on how best to understand and help children and adolescents who have sexually abused. Drawing on nearly five decades of experience in the field, he reviews what all professionals need to know and why, drawing upon key recent research studies. He will first focus on “risk points” within adolescent development that can lead to abusing as well as discuss issues such as sexting, pornography, and the eroticization of children. Along the way, he will also discuss the necessity of self-care skills, including a healthy sense of humor. The training then focuses on understanding the course of treatment and secrets of effective group therapy, with extensive discussion of establishing professional boundaries.
Timothy Kahn is the author of many of the most widely used workbooks and resources in the world, including Healthy Families, Pathways, and Footprints. He served on the Washington State Licensing Board that developed evaluation and treatment standards and licensing requirements for sex offender treatment providers in Washington State. He is an accomplished trainer and consultant for a variety of agencies in the Pacific Northwest.
Training topics include:
- Understanding recidivism data
- Staying physically and emotionally safe when working with these adolescents
- Boundary and consent education
- “Risk points” including the onset of puberty and transition to adulthood/emancipation
- Safety and supervision planning
- The use of specific curricula, such as Healthy Families, Pathways, and Footprints
- Addressing gender non-conformity in the treatment of children and adolescents who have sexually abused
1) Describe recidivism findings from the most recent meta-analyses
2) Implement plans for staying physically and emotionally safe when working with these adolescents
3) Provide education about boundaries and consent to children and adolescents
4) Explain how the onset of puberty and the transition to adulthood can become “risk points” for offending
5) Establish safety and supervision plans that help to prevent further offending
6) Initiate group and individual treatments for adolescents and children who have sexually abused
Audience
This training is for professionals working with people who have who have perpetrated abuse. Professionals who will benefit from this training include social workers, psychologists, clinical counselors, and interested paraprofessionals
Content Level
Who's Presenting
Timothy Kahn, MSW, CSOTP
Timothy Kahn, MSW, is a nationally recognized clinician and trainer in the field of sexual offender treatment. He has been practicing in correctional, residential, and outpatient programs for over 40 years. He has written several books that serve as models for the process of treating juveniles who have sexually abused. Mr. Kahn served on the Washington State Licensing Board that developed evaluation and treatment standards and licensing requirements for sex offender treatment providers in Washington State. He is an accomplished trainer and consultant for a variety of agencies in the Pacific Northwest. He has served as an expert witness in numerous cases involving professional sexual misconduct and sexual offenders. He currently maintains a private clinical and consultation practice in Bellevue, Washington, where he evaluates and treats children, adolescents, and adults with sexual behavior problems.