Bud Ballinger is a clinical/forensic psychologist and the Director of Treatment Services for NYS Secure Treatment and Rehabilitation Center (New York’s civil confinement program). He has a passion for enhancing the quality and effectiveness of therapeutic work with people who have engaged in harmful sexual behavior and is a dynamic speaker who has engaged audiences across the United States. Since earning a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Texas Tech University in 2000 he has worked in inpatient, outpatient, correctional, and civil confinement programs providing treatment, supervision, training, consultation, evaluation, and courtroom testimony. He developed New York’s treatment program for incarcerated people who are likely candidates for civil confinement. He is a past president of NYS ATSA, an ATSA Fellow, a member of the Board of Directors of ATSA, and a member of the ATSA workgroup for people with Intellectual Disabilities and Problematic Sexual Behavior.