This curriculum is a comprehensive guide and manual for therapists on how best to teach Relapse Prevention to adolescents. It builds an unambiguous, strong structure for making clear the lesson of permanently stopping sexually abusive behaviors. The curriculum sets a foundation; identifies internal and external factors that increase risk; recognizes new coping skills; and outlines the requirements of external supervision during transition and aftercare.

MOVING BEYOND SEXUALLY ABUSIVE BEHAVIOR

A RELAPSE PREVENTION CURRICULUM

 

Introduction

 

Goals and Objectives

 

Criteria for Enrollment

 

Staff Rating

 

Setting the foundation - Lessons 1-3

 Lesson 1:                  Introduction to relapse prevention

 Lesson 2:                  Self-ratings

 Lesson 3:                  Brief self-disclosures of sexually abusive

                                    behavior

 

Part I: Identification of feelings, thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors

           that increase risk - Lessons 4-7

 Lesson 4:                  Introduction to high risk factors

 Lesson 5:                  Risky feelings

 Lesson 6:                  Risky thinking and beliefs

 Lesson 7:                  Risky behaviors

 

Part II: Identification of external factors that increase risk -

            Lesson 8

 Lesson 8:                  External high risk factor

 

Part III: Identification of new coping skills-cognitive, social, and

             problem solving - Lessons 9-17

 Lesson 9:                  Introduction to new thinking, social, and

                                    problem solving skills

 Lesson 10:              Pre-planned coping responses/behavior

                                    management skills—Do    

 Lesson 11:               Coping with abusive fantasies and urges

 Lesson 12:               Replacing risky thinking and beliefs

 Lesson 13:               Skills building interventions

 Lesson 14:               Identification of positive support network

 Lesson 15:               Identification of positive places, activities,

                                    and interests

 Lesson 16:               Identification of positive short and

                                     long-term goals

 Lesson 17:               Personal strengths and talents

 

Part IV. Transition and Aftercare - External Supervision -

            Lesson 18

 Lesson 18:               External supervision

 

References

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