The Reverend Debra Haffner’s timely book is a primary resource for congregations dealing with abuse issues. It provides tools for faith communities to: develop sexual abuse prevention strategies; determine if/how a convicted sex offender may be involved in the congregation; decide how to respond if a member is accused of a sexual offense; and support victim/survivors.

A Time to Heal is a must-read for clergy, lay leadership, denominational executives, regional judicatory executives, correctional officials, judges, parole and probation officers, and treatment providers. Learn More

Available this Spring, 2010!

In this new volume, Prescott and Longo take the theory and science addressed in Current Perspectives and translates it into useful information for clinical practice. With the belief that a good book should be like attending a great three-day conference, the editors have assembled diverse perspectives from nationally recognized leaders as well as rising stars in the field. Current Applications addresses practical topics related to everyday clinical practice with young people who have sexual behavior problems, from making meaningful connections in treatment to building on the strengths of young people. The book goes beyond traditional sex abuse specific treatment approaches into new areas that will engage all aspects of the adolescent’s development and his or her environment. Topics include working with developmentally delayed youth, building on client strengths, brain-based interventions, art therapy, considerations in using the polygraph, public policy, working through client resistance, and many others. Contributors to this excellent one-volume compendium include, but not limited to: Jack Apsche, Jill Levenson, Phil Rich, Steven P. Sawyer, Joann Schladale, and Ken Singer. Learn More

Current Perspectives represents the best thinking and practice from leaders and front-line workers who assess and treat sexually aggressive and abusive adolescents and young people with sexual behavior problems. With chapters ranging from considerations of diversity to ethics and developing integrity, from developmental concerns in pre-pubertal clients to girls with sexually abusive behaviors, from research on resilience to an examination of attachment styles, from drama therapy to neurological impacts, Current Perspectives is the best one-volume compendium available.

Drawing on the expertise of contributors including John Hunter, Toni Cavanagh Johnson, Susan Robinson, Tony Morrison, Judith Becker, Lisa Frey, William Friedrich, Jane Gilgun, Barbara Schwartz, Robert Prentky, Joann Schladale, Steve Bengis, Penny Cunninggim, and Martin Calder, among many others, editors Rob Longo and David Prescott offer the equivalent of a three-day seminar in print form. Every juvenile treatment program should make this rich resource available for its administrators, clinicians, protective service workers, and professionals working in the juvenile justice system.
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Special Note: This offer is a pre-order price. The Prevention Sourcebook will not be available until Spring 2010.

This comprehensive volume brings together the expertise of leading practitioners, researchers, and policy makers to prevent sexual violence. Through a progression of nearly 30 chapters, the Sourcebook provides practical approaches to prevention and describes the underlying frameworks that support each approach.

The Sourcebook begins by introducing cutting edge prevention approaches along with a broad sampling of nationally recognized programs to illustrate the power of well designed prevention efforts. To foster the development of innovative new prevention programs, a section of the Sourcebook is dedicated to “how to” oriented approaches. The Sourcebook concludes with an examination of the role of cultural issues in the prevention of sexual violence and offers insights for influencing local and national policy change.

Chapters cover the spectrum of topics from internet safety, influencing public policy, and addressing sex offender notification practices, to creating effective prevention programming for children and teens, organizations, adults in the community, and young adults on college campuses. This Sourcebook is an essential tool for any professional who wants to incorporate the prevention of sexual violence into their practice or enhance the quality of existing services.

The Sourcebook draws upon the expertise of national leaders including, Ernie Allen, Cordelia Anderson, Lisa Aronson Fontes, Natalie Audage, Gerry Blasingame, Celia Brackenridge, Deborah Callins, Mandy Davis, David Delmonico, Deborah Donavan Rice, Trisha Folds-Bennett, John Foubert, Lisa Fujie Parks, Corinne Graffunder, Christine Gidycz, Lisa Green, Elizabeth Griffin, Jerry Hoover, Lee Ann Knox, Karen Lang, David Lee, Patrick Lemon, Mark Mannes, Patrick McGann, James Mercy, John Patterson, Carol Plummer, David Prescott, Darrin Rogers, Barbara Rawn, Janet Saul, Paul Schewe, Bob Shilling, Joan Tabachnick, Jeff Todahl, Sara Valensuela, Sandy Wurtele, and Julie Yagoda.

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