Date: October 15, 2025
Time: 11:00 am – 2:15 pm ET / 8:00 am – 11:15 am PT
Format:   Live interactive training offered via Zoom

Presented by: Tom Leversee, LCSW (See Bio) 

You must attend the entire live training and complete an evaluation to be eligible for CE credits. If you seek only psychology credits, the evaluation is optional, and you can remain anonymous.

Online Training Description:

Not all sexually abusive behavior by adolescents follows the same pattern. For example, the developmental pathways that lead adolescents to abuse younger children can differ from those involved when they abuse peers or adults. Recognizing these distinctions can help clinicians form more effective risk assessments, treatment plans, and interventions that address the specific needs of their clients.

Tom Leversee, LCSW—a professional with over 34 years of direct care, clinical practice, supervision, and management—developed this training to explore what is known about how adolescents come to sexually abuse. Mr. Leversee draws from his work with the U.S. Department of Justice’s SMART office, to provide an evidence-informed overview of the research into adolescent abuse, with an eye towards practical frameworks for prevention. The training focuses on:

•  Developmental life course/pathways frameworks and the factors that may influence the onset of offending at different ages.
• Typology research indicating four empirically supported subtypes. This includes clinical characteristics and specific targets of treatment and supervision designed to assist treatment providers and supervising agents in treatment and case planning.
• Prevention and intervention strategies, including those involving families, efforts to improve healthy attachments, and trauma-informed treatments. 

Case examples are provided to illustrate key learnings.

Ultimately, this training equips professionals with the knowledge and tools needed to better understand, assess, and intervene with adolescents who sexually abuse. 

Learning Objectives

As a result of this training, attendees will be better able to:

1) Explain multiple etiological pathways associated with the onset of adolescent sexually abusive behaviors
2) Design intervention programs that address the specific risk and needs of subgroups of adolescents who engage in sexually abusive behavior
3) Identify examples of early life-course prevention, risk assessment, and intervention
4) Describe the benefits and potential harm of social and systems responses to child and adolescent sexual behavior problems

Interactive Follow-Up Meeting

Attendees are invited to join an open discussion 15 minutes following the end of the training, where you can engage with fellow attendees by turning on your camera and microphone. This is an opportunity to share your experiences and contribute to a meaningful exchange of ideas. Time will be allocated to address questions or insights from the training. Please note that attendance is optional and will not affect your eligibility for a training certificate.

We can refund your training fee up to 24 hours prior to the start of the training.

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