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Instructors: Reverend Debra W. Haffner and Joan Tabachnick
This ground-breaking course developed in collaboration with the Unitarian Universalist Association offers information, policies, and procedural suggestions to create a congregation where children and youth will be safe from sexual abuse. If you are part of a faith community and plan to address the issue of sexual abuse, this course will provide you with the essential tools needed for a comprehensive approach to safety and prevention.
Cost: Free - thanks to a generous grant from the Unitarian Universalist Funding Program
Time: 3-4 Hours
Instructor: Steven M. Bengis, Ed.D., L.C.S.W.
This introductory online course covers how best to identify and intervene with youth who exhibit sexually abusive behaviors—to prevent them from hurting any other victims. Take this course if you want an overview of how sex-abuse-specific assessment, case management and treatment can help give a teenager the opportunity to live an abuse-free life.
Cost: $45
Time: 4-5 Hours
Continuing Education Credits: Available for a small fee
Click here to view a sample of this online course (one-minute in length).
Instructor: Toni Cavanagh Johnson, Ph.D.
Dr. Johnson is a licensed clinical psychologist, author, and internationally recognized researcher and trainer in the field of child sexual abuse. Her essential course helps people working with children understand what are the expected behaviors related to sex and sexuality in young children and how to distinguish them from behaviors that are of concern and require some intervention.
Cost: $45
Time: 3-4 Hours
Continuing Education Credits: Available for a small fee
Click here to view a sample of this online course (one-minute in length).
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Current Practice for Treating Adolescents Who Have Sexually Abused
Instructor: David Prescott, LICSW
Nationally recognized for his training programs, books, and articles on treating youth who have sexually abused, David Prescott's course is for anyone who wants to understand these adolescents' complex and diverse treatment needs. The course reviews what we know and don't know about this population, places it in the context of their development, and describes the key elements of effective treatment. If you ever plan to refer an adolescent to specialized treatment or want to get current on the most recent research regarding their treatment, this course is an essential building block to your work.
First Responders: Responding to Sexual Assault Disclosures
Instructor: Jaime Suvak, LMHC, Boston Area Rape Crisis Center
Designed specifically for front-line staff of community agencies, universities, schools, and health facilities, this course helps train staff to respond to disclosures of sexual assault by stressing four key areas: Safety, Empowerment, Empathy, and Knowledge (SEEK). This innovative model emphasizes a supportive response to reducing secondary trauma and to the victim seeking care. It is an indispensible building block for creating a safe point of entry for anyone choosing to disclose.
A Developmental Approach to Children and Adolescents with Sexual Behavior Problems
Instructor: Craig Latham, Ph.D.
Dr. Latham is a forensic psychologist as well as a national and international trainer and consultant for children with severe behavioral problems. Anyone working with at-risk children or youth who exhibit sexual behavior problems will find this course invaluable for its concise approach to assessment techniques, relevant diagnostic considerations, clinical features of children and youth with sexual behavior problems, and appropriate treatment interventions. This course is ideal for new or experienced clinical staff who want to develop effective interventions based upon a child or teen's cognitive level, trauma history, current living environment, and neurodevelopmental issues.
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