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.

Current Applications:

Strategies for Working with Sexually Aggressive Youth and

Youth with Sexual Behavior Problems

 

Contents

Contributing Authors

Foreword

Introduction

 

Part I – Current Applications

CHAPTER ONE

Moving Forward: A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss

Robert E. Longo & David S. Prescott

 

CHAPTER TWO

Engaging Resistance

Charles Flinton

 

CHAPTER THREE

Strengths-Based Approaches

Kevin M. Powell

 

CHAPTER FOUR

Special Considerations in Group Therapy

with Juveniles Who Sexually Offend

Amanda B. Powers-Sawyer & Steven P. Sawyer

 

Part II – Moving Forward

CHAPTER FIVE

Public Policy and Juvenile Sexual Offending:

What Should We Call the Boy Next Door?

Patricia Coffey

 

CHAPTER SIX

Ethics of the Washington Community Protection Act:

Blurring Historic Divisions of Offender Populations

Jael M. Marx & George E. Richards

 

CHAPTER SEVEN

Youth Who Have Sexually Abused: Registration, Recidivism, and Risk

David Prescott, Patricia Coffey & Jill Levenson

 

CHAPTER EIGHT

Why Community Treatment of Sexually Abusive Youth Is Important

Ian Lambie, Marlyn Robson & Kathryn Barriball

 

CHAPTER NINE

Polygraphy with Youth Who Have Sexually Abused:

Considerations and Cautions

David Prescott

 

CHAPTER TEN

Clinical Supervision of Therapists in the Treatment of

Sexually Abusive Youth

Phil Rich

 

Part III – Expressive Therapies

CHAPTER ELEVEN

Honoring the Image: Art Therapy with Children and Adolescents

with Sexually Abusive Behavior

Teresa J. Connell

 

CHAPTER TWELVE

Movement and the Brain

Beckie Ballard

 

Part IV – Special Issues

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

Understanding the Sexuality of Youth with Psychosexual Disturbances

Brenda Garma

 

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

Adolescent Abusers’ Victimization Treatment

Ken Singer

 

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

Helping Body & Mind: The Use of Biofeedback, Neurofeedback,

and QEEG Brain Mapping with Young People Who Sexually Abuse

Robert E. Longo

 

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

Experiential Techniques for Neurologically-Based Treatment for Trauma

and Attachment Disordered Adolescents Who Have Sexual Abuse Issues

John Bergman & Debra Tatum Bergman

 

Part V – Special Populations

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

Application of Mode Deactivation Therapy to Juvenile Sexual Abusers

Jack Apsche & Lucia DiMeo

 

 CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

Helping Youth with Developmental Disabilities

Stop Sexually Harmful Behavior

Brian J. Bill & Joann Schladale

 

CHAPTER NINETEEN

The Good Way Model: Working with Learning Disabled Youth

Who Sexually Abuse

Bill West & Lesley Ayland

 

Afterword

Introduction

Sample Chapter