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  • Recidivism Rates Among Individuals Who Commit Child Sexual Exploitation Material Offenses

    The viewing and sharing of child sexual exploitation material (CSEM) have steadily risen since the internet’s inception, making it critical to understand the true nature of CSEM reoffending. In this webinar, researchers Serra Baskurt, Kelly Babchishin, PhD, and Michael Seto, PhD, present a groundbreaking meta-analysis that reveals startling differences between self-reported and officially recorded recidivism rates. Their findings uncover much higher levels of persistent CSEM use than previously recognized and challenge current assumptions about offense detection. Attendees will gain valuable insights into the implications for assessment, treatment, and policy, grounded in a modern understanding of risk, need, and responsivity.

    Free

  • Using The Illegal Images Workbook with Adults Who Have Viewed Child Sexual Abuse Media

    The Illegal Images Workbook: Understanding and Changing Harmful Online Sexual Behavior provides professionals with a structured, strengths-based approach for adults involved in viewing or possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Created by Dr. David Delmonico and Elizabeth Griffin, it guides therapeutic work across six growth areas: emotion management, intimacy, deviant sexuality, sexual behavior control, technology use, and victim awareness. This four-hour workshop introduces the workbook’s clinical applications, showing how to integrate its exercises into treatment and supervision while addressing challenges like shame, minimization, and technology limits in line with client risk and responsivity.

    $96.00

  • Groups that Welcome and Engage: Integrating Motivational Interviewing into Effective Group Facilitation

    Groups That Welcome and Engage helps professionals across community behavioral health, residential treatment, education, and corrections build confidence and skill in leading effective group sessions. Trainers Ali Hall and Kristin Dempsey explore the purpose, dynamics, and stages of group work, emphasizing how Motivational Interviewing can structure group processes from initial engagement through sustained behavior change. Participants will learn to choose appropriate group types, enhance engagement, manage conflict, and tailor interventions to diverse needs and goals. This training offers practical strategies and resources for creating groups that truly connect with and support their members—ideal for professionals at all experience levels.

    $87.00

  • Using EMDR-Sandtray Therapy to Safely Address Complex Trauma and Dissociation

    In this engaging webinar, Ana Gómez, author of EMDR-Sandtray-Based Therapy, explores the integration of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) with sandtray therapy to support healing from complex trauma and dissociation across the lifespan. Participants will discover how creativity, symbols, and embodied expression in the sandtray can bridge the implicit and explicit experience, allowing deeply held memories and sensations to surface within a safe, relational space. Through demonstration and discussion, Ms. Gómez illustrates how attuned presence and collaborative meaning making foster integration, connection, and lasting therapeutic change.

    Free

  • How to Effectively Use Dynamic Risk Assessment Tools: STABLE-2007 & ACUTE-2007 Training (Day 01)

    During this eight-hour training, Katie Gotch, LPC, CCSOT, ATSA-F, provides an overview of the development and research of the STABLE-2007 and ACUTE-2007 instruments. She explains how to score each of the measures’ items, as well as their appropriate interpretation and use within varying settings. This includes recent guidance on the use of these tools with individuals convicted of child sexual abuse material-related offenses (CSAM). To enhance learning, case studies are incorporated to provide hands-on practice and to address common scoring and administration errors.

    $280.00

  • How to Effectively Use Dynamic Risk Assessment Tools: STABLE-2007 & ACUTE-2007 Training (Day 02)

    During this eight-hour training, Katie Gotch, LPC, CCSOT, ATSA-F, provides an overview of the development and research of the STABLE-2007 and ACUTE-2007 instruments. She explains how to score each of the measures’ items, as well as their appropriate interpretation and use within varying settings. This includes recent guidance on the use of these tools with individuals convicted of child sexual abuse material-related offenses (CSAM). To enhance learning, case studies are incorporated to provide hands-on practice and to address common scoring and administration errors.

    $280.00

  • Stress and Motivation in Sexual Abuse Treatment: Insights from the 2025 Survey

    The “Stressors and Motivators Among Professionals Treating Clients Who Have Sexually Abused” survey, conducted by Safer Society Foundation, examines how stressors and motivators shape the professional experiences of those working with individuals with histories of sexual abuse towards others. The survey responded to growing concerns about workforce sustainability and the need to highlight not only the challenges of this work, but also the powerful sources of meaning and satisfaction that sustain professionals in the field. Among its key findings, the survey revealed that while burnout and professional strain remain widespread, respondents emphasized that profound personal rewards play a critical role in fostering resilience and job satisfaction.​

    In this webinar, the survey’s authors—David S. Prescott, Stacey Zolondek Ginesin, & Sarah Snow Haskell—guide a discussion into the findings, exploring how stress and motivation intersect in professional practice.

    Free

  • Advancing Violence Prevention Through Research and Community Partnerships

    Dr. Melissa Bright, Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Violence Prevention Research, has dedicated her career to bridging the gap between research and practice through collaboration among practitioners, community stakeholders, and scientists. In this webinar, she discusses her findings on preventing sexual abuse and violence against women in areas such as sports, school-based education, and among individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Dr. Bright explores how scientific study can clarify complex societal issues and strengthen the impact of prevention efforts. She also reflects on the professional meaning she has found through building partnerships that transform research into real-world strategies for saving lives.

    Free

  • Providing Treatment to People Who Categorically Deny Their Sexual Offending Behavior

    Individuals convicted of sexual offenses who are mandated to treatment often pose clinical, ethical, and motivational challenges, especially when they deny their offenses. Clinicians must balance accountability with empathy, finding ways to foster engagement and promote meaningful change despite denial and resistance.

    The Rockwood Psychotherapy and Consulting Services program in Ontario created an evidence-informed approach tailored to this population. In this training, Dr. Liam Marshall explains the theory and practice behind Rockwood’s model, highlighting effective practitioner traits and strategies to overcome engagement barriers while addressing the ethical and clinical complexities of working with individuals who deny offending.

    $70.00