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Professionals have long faced the challenge of helping families in the wake of sexual abuse. Practitioners must consider the complex needs of multiple people, including those who have harmed others and been harmed directly and indirectly within the family. In this workshop, Amanda Pryor explores these processes and the ethical dilemmas that can arise. She begins by defining clarification and how it is distinct from other related concepts.
This training addresses current practices in the assessment, treatment, safety planning, and clarification in working with adolescent clients who have engaged in sexually harmful behaviors, as well as how to overcome some of the unique challenges of this work. The content is informed by the guidelines created by the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA), which are based on the principles of risk, need, and responsivity.
Adolescents and adults often enter sex offense-specific services presenting with mistrust, defensiveness, hopelessness, shame, anger, and other responses that can impede effective work. A Strengths-Based Approach (SBA) helps create an environment in which these clients begin to feel psychologically safe, open, and engaged in services. There is growing empirical support for utilizing strengths-based practices, which not only help mitigate harmful sexual behaviors but also develop and reinforce skills for leading healthy, prosocial lives.
Sexual violence is rampant in Indigenous communities, where more than half of the women in the community have experienced sexual harm. The need for professional treatment of problematic behavior in these communities has never been greater, but Western approaches have proved ineffective. This training delves into the complexities of addressing sexual violence in Indigenous communities, offering a deep understanding of the historical and cultural factors at play.
This training focuses on the overarching principles associated with the effective assessment and treatment of intellectually disabled youths exhibiting problematic sexual behaviors while identifying specific treatment needs and treatment interventions for some of the different constellations of social, emotional, and cognitive difficulties that may be presented by these youths.
This training provides a foundational understanding of treatment for adults who have sexually abused. It is of interest to those who are newer to the field as well as those who wish to develop their existing skills further. It describes the components of effective treatment programming and delivery. It outlines steps for understanding clients in the moment and helping them to find their own motivations and strategies for making changes to their lives. It explores methods (for example, Motivational Interviewing and the Good Lives Model) that function as frameworks that practitioners can use to organize treatment.
This training provides practical information on two components that often go unexamined: sensible approaches to community management and how to work with clients with special needs.
The first half of this training summarizes and provides information on effective approaches to the community management of sexual violence risk, with a focus on the most current approaches. Policymakers have historically attempted to manage risk by instituting measures of official control, such as sex offender registries, GPS monitoring, and residency restrictions. However, the scientific literature suggests that such measures often don’t accomplish their intended goal. This training will explore
Providing group therapy requires more skill than many professionals often realize. This training is for professionals who are new to the field as well as more seasoned professionals who want to learn new skills from an established expert.
For many years, group therapy has been the preferred mode of treating adults who had sexually abused, quite simply because it is more efficient—in terms of both time and cost—than individual treatment. Today, however, we know that group treatment is about so much more than treating many clients at once.