Intimate Partner Violence: Identifying and Monitoring Coercive Controlling Behaviors

Intimate partner violence is already a complicated form of interpersonal violence. Problems range from the cycle of abuse to the confusing loyalty exhibited by abused partners. These problems are further complicated by the fact that controlling behaviors of the perpetrating partner often go undetected by others and may be normalized by the abused partner.

And That’s a Wrap!

Today was Safer Society’s last live training in 2022. The Safer team wants to send a special “thank you” to Katie Gotch for giving an informative presentation — it was the perfect way to end the year. The Safer team is looking forward to providing more training opportunities in the new year. We are grateful for the support from the Safer Society community.

Helping Adolescents Develop into Sexually Healthy Adults

Social isolation, loneliness, and difficulty fitting into social settings and networks are everyday experiences in the lives of adolescents. Many adolescents have given up hope of having truly fulfilling sexual relationships when they are adults. This training offers professionals who work with adolescents ways to talk with them about sex and sexuality and help them develop and practice the skills necessary for developing into sexually healthy adults. It addresses topics rarely discussed in programs for adolescents: the boundaries of flirting on- and off-line; what informed consent for sex is and how it works; relevant knowledge of how the body works; appropriate language for communicating about sex. Adolescents’ understanding of what is and isn’t acceptable and legal is vitally important for their future success in sexual relationships

ATSA is Calling for Abstracts for the 2023 Conference

The 42nd Annual Research and Treatment Conference sponsored by the Association for the Treatment and Prevention of Sexual Abuse will be held at the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center in Aurora, Colorado, from Thursday September 28 to Sunday October 1, 2023.  

The organizers welcome all submissions related to assessment, treatment and management of individuals who sexually abuse and the prevention of sexual abuse.

2023 Pricing Update

On January 2nd, we will be raising the prices on many of our books by a small amount ($1 on workbooks; $2 on professional books). We only reluctantly raise prices on our books, but the increased cost of paper makes this unavoidable at this time. We will also be raising pricing for shipping of smaller orders, and international orders. But we will continue to offer free domestic shipping on retail orders of $75 or more.