Contents
Contributing Authors
Editors’ Note: Mission, Purpose, and Style
Foreword ~ David L. Burton, MSW, Ph.D.
Introduction ~ Robert E. Longo, MRC, LPC & David S. Prescott, LICSW
PART I – Current Perspectives
Chapter One ~ Current Perspectives: Working with Young People Who Sexually
Abuse - David S. Prescott, LICSW & Robert E. Longo, MRC, LPC
Chapter Two ~ Understanding Diversity in Juvenile Sexual Offenders:
Implications for Assessment, Treatment, and Legal Management -
John A. Hunter, Ph.D.
Chapter Three ~ Children Twelve and Younger With Sexual Behavior Problems:
What We Know in 2005 That We Didn’t Know in 1985 - Toni Cavanagh Johnson,
Ph.D. & Ronda Doonan, Ph.D.
Chapter Four ~ Developmental Considerations in Working With Juvenile Sexual
Offenders – Amanda Fanniff, MA & Judith Becker, Ph.D.
Chapter Five ~ The Politics of Intervention: Fairness and Ethics - Alan Jenkins
Chapter Six ~ Co-Morbid Diagnosis of Sexually Abusive Youth -
Bradley R. Johnson, MD
Chapter Seven ~ Promoting Healthy Sexuality in Sexually Abusive Youth -
Steven M. Brown, Psy.D. & Carl Schwartz, JD, Ph.D.
Chapter Eight ~ Legal and Ethical Considerations in Evaluations of Children With
Sexual Behavior Problems - Craig Latham, Ph.D. & Robert T. Kinscherff, Ph.D., Esq.
Chapter Nine ~ Male Adolescent Sexually Coercive Behavior Targeting Peers and
Adults: A Relational Perspective – Lisa Frey, Ph.D. & Elissa McElrath Dyer, MA
PART II – Special Populations
Chapter Ten ~ Girls Don’t Do That, Do They? Adolescent Females Who Sexually
Abuse - Lisa Frey, Ph.D.
Chapter Eleven ~ Adolescent Females With Sexual Behavior Problems: What
Constitutes Best Practice - Susan Robinson, LCSW
Chapter Twelve ~ Group Treatment of Young People With Intellectual
Impairment Who Sexually Harm - Dave O’Callaghan
PART III – Special Issues
Chapter Thirteen ~ Building a Holistic Approach in the Treatment of Young
People Who Sexually Abuse - Tony Morrison
Chapter Fourteen ~ Attachment Styles and Sexual Abuse - William Friedrich,
Ph.D. & Leslie Sim, Ph.D.
Chapter Fifteen ~ Children and Adolescents With Problematic Sexual Behaviors:
Lessons from Research on Resilience - Jane F. Gilgun, Ph.D., LICSW
Chapter Sixteen ~ Neurological Impact of Trauma and Implications - Kevin
Creeden, MA, LMHC
Chapter Seventeen ~ Discovering Integrity: Working With Shame Without
Shaming Young People Who Have Abused - Alan Jenkins
Chapter Eighteen ~ Family Violence and Severe Maltreatment in Sexually
Reactive Children & Adolescents - Barbara Schwartz, Ph.D., Deborah Cavanaugh,
MA, Robert Prentky, Ph.D. & Ann Pemental, MSCJ/MHC
Chapter Nineteen ~ Domestic Violence, Childhood Physical Abuse, and Juvenile
Sex Offenses - Melissa M. Sisco, Judith V. Becker, Ph.D., Matthew Sanders & David
Harvey, Ph.D.
Chapter Twenty ~ Family Matters: The Importance of Engaging Families In
Treatment with Youth Who Have Caused Sexual Harm - Joann Schladale, MA
Chapter Twenty-One ~ From Family Research to Practice - Jerry Thomas, MA &
C. Wilson Viar, III
PART IV – Interventions
Chapter Twenty-Two ~ Innovative Uses of Psychodrama With Sexually Abusive
Adolescents: Expanding the Holistic Approach - Marlyn Robson & Ian Lambie, Ph.D
Chapter Twenty-Three ~ Multisystemic Therapy With Juveniles Who Sexually
Abuse - Lisa Saldana, Ph.D., Cynthia Cupit Swenson, Ph.D., & Elizabeth Letourneau, Ph.D.
Chapter Twenty-Four ~ Beyond Psychology: Brain-Based Approaches That
Impact Behavior, Learning, and Treatment - Steven M. Bengis, Ed.D., LCSW &
Penny Cuninggim, Ed.D, MAT, MSW, LCSW
Chapter Twenty-Five ~ Experiential Treatment Resistance in the Use of Drama
Therapy With Adolescents Who Sexually Offend - John Bergman, MA, RDT, MTBCT,
Saul Hewish, Marlyn Robson, and Patrick Tidmarsh, MA
Chapter Twenty-Six ~ Words from the Heart: The Process of Change With
Sexually Abusive Youth - Ian Lambi, Ph.D. & Marlyn Robson
Chapter Twenty-Seven ~ Telling Stories: Improving Youths’ Ability to Access
Treatment - David S. Prescott, LICSW
Chapter Twenty-Eight ~ Can We Develop Evidenced-Based Practice With
Adolescent Sex Offenders? - Mark Chaffin, Ph.D.
Chapter Twenty-Nine ~ Young People Who Sexually Abuse: Celebrating Progress
and Looking Towards The Future – Martin Calder, MA
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