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Fact sheet defining PSB.

This 30-hour online course is designed for practitioners new to the field of assessing and treating adolescents and young adults who have sexually abused others. It is also of interest to more experienced professionals wishing to expand and revitalize their knowledge and skills.

ATSA champions research and treatment, informs public policy, and advocates for best practice. Together, we can shift narratives on preventing sexual abuse perpetration.

Bright Futures is a Daniel Morcombe Foundation national education and training project addressing the issues of problematic and harmful sexual behaviours (PHSB), technology assisted harmful sexual behaviours (TA-HSB) and child sexual exploitation (CSE).

The CEBC is a critical tool for identifying, selecting, and implementing evidence-based child welfare practices that will improve child safety, increase permanency, increase family and community stability, and promote child and family well-being. The topic areas includes Sexual Behavior Problems Treatment (Adolescents) and Sexual Behavior Problems Treatment (Children)

This is the only conference in the United States with a specific focus on preventing and responding to the wide range of sexually problematic behaviors in the college and university setting.

This chapter discusses Juveniles who commit sexual offenses. Findings: Based on the scientific evidence, it is clear that juveniles and adults differ in their cognitive capabilities, capacity for self-management and regulation, susceptibility to social and peer pressure, and in other areas related to judgment, criminal intent, and the capacity to regulate behavior. Risky behavior is more prevalent during adolescence than it is during either preadolescence or adulthood. The ability to plan ahead, be aware of time, and anticipate future consequences significantly increases with age.

The conference is designed for professionals to gather together to share new ideas, refresh current practices, network with other providers, and welcome new professionals to the specialized field of working with children and adolescents engaging in problematic sexual behavior.

Circles of Safety (COS) is Stop It Now!’s signature training series. These trainings are designed for adults to prevent child sexual abuse in youth-serving environments, such as schools, foster care programs, after-school programs, camps and daycares. Trainings can be delivered as webinars, community workshops and comprehensive multi-day organizational trainings, including trainer certifications. Stop It Now! provides a skill-based, confidence-raising and action-planning educational experience. This is not a passive training about responding to abuse that has already happened; this is an educational session on actively keeping children safe wherever they learn, play and grow.

We work to stop the emotional, behavioral, and sexual harms of pornography to children and youth.

This fact sheet describes porn consumption's effects on the sexual behavior, nonsexual behavior, emotions, and thoughts of youth.

Drawing on the Australian Childhood Foundation’s extensive experience in working with children and young people with these behaviours, we provide an analysis of the breadth and meaning of these behaviours as well as a clear framework for responding within a clear child safety paradigm. This interactive virtual classroom will help participants to consider the core issues involved in safely responding to these kinds of behavior.

A violence prevention project that supports young people, parents, schools, government and the community sector to understand and address the influence of pornography.

This Lunch and Learn series is a monthly, 1-hour, high-octane focus on the emerging issues for clinicians working with children and youth engaging in problematic sexual behaviors. This is a collaborative effort between the Children’s Trust, MACA and MASOC. This series offers CE credits to augment this unique professional development opportunity. Credits are free if you live or work in MA. If you do not live or work in MA and you would like CE credits, there will be a charge of $10 per credit. CE credits are made possible through William James College.

This is a one-of-a-kind educational opportunity by two leading organizations preventing, treating and assessing problematic sexual behaviors in youth.

MASOC’s mission is to ensure that children and adolescents who engage in problematic sexual behaviors can live healthy, safe, and productive lives. We strive to prevent problematic sexual behaviors (PSB) by training professionals and educating the community about developmentally appropriate interventions, evidence-based treatment, and effective public policies.

The mission of NCSBY is to promote better lives, through better choices by youth, caregivers, and professionals for healthier responses to and prevention of problematic sexual behavior of youth. NCSBY provides national training and technical assistance to improve the accuracy, accessibility, and strategic use of accurate information about the nature, incidence, prevalence, prevention, treatment, and management of youth with problematic sexual behavior.

The force behind Children's Advocacy Centers. National Children’s Alliance (NCA) is a professional membership organization on a mission to make one big difference, one child at a time.

After attending the NSSBY you will leave being able to more effectively identify, monitor, prevent, educate, and intervene to address sexual behavior of youth.

The Massachusetts Legislative Task Force for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse is please to announce the release of a new report “Problematic Sexual Behaviors in Children and Adolescents: A Research Overview.” The purpose of this research overview is to expand our awareness and understanding of children and teens exhibiting problematic sexual behaviors and begin to address the implications for children, their families, caregivers and professionals.

12 step-by-step modules: Understand the key impacts of hypersexualized media and porn on teens and how to address it. Scripted conversations: Discover how to lead safe, gentle discussions to engage your teen in talking about sex. Videos with specialists: Learn from world-renowned academic and scientific specialists in each module.

Understand the key impacts of hypersexualized media and porn on tweens and how to address it. Scripted conversations: Discover how to lead safe, gentle discussions to engage your tween in talking about sex. Videos with specialists.

Supporting autistic young people and their communities to safely navigate pornography’s influence.

This paper presents a review of available literature on problem sexual behaviours (PSBs) and sexually abusive behaviours (SABs) exhibited in Australian children and young people. It provides an overview of those behaviours and the conceptual frameworks that inform legal and therapeutic interventions. The paper draws attention to the complexities regarding definitional categories and gaps in research regarding the prevalence and nature of PSBs and SABs, and the lack of evaluations of therapeutic treatment programs, in the Australian context.

Section I provides a guideline for non-mental health professionals who work with children and youth (e.g., teachers, youth development specialist) regarding how to respond when PSBs are observed and thresholds for reporting PSB. Section II reviews various intervention approaches for addressing and treating children and youth with PSB. This section provides strong rationale for the use of therapeutic treatment, when warranted, as opposed to labeling children and youth as criminal offenders. Several therapy models for treating PSB among children are reviewed and information is presented regarding treatment effectiveness and training requirements for mental health professionals. Section III concludes the report with treatment considerations for clinicians who are assessing and working with children and youth with PSB.

Real Love Rocks is a ground-breaking education and awareness raising programme developed by Barnardo’s Safer Futures Trauma Services. Promoting children and young people’s rights to healthy, consensual and safe relationships with peers, partner, their family and across their community is at the heart of this.

MASOC hosts and co-sponsors webinars throughout the year for clinicians serving children and youth engaging in problematic sexual behaviors. Recordings and handouts these webinars are available on-demand at no cost to you.

The resource provides a comprehensive set of learning activities for use in early learning settings, primary and secondary schools, ASN settings, colleges and in community-based learning.

The content in the thematic units offered here is intended for educators, parents and carers providing Relationship, Sexual Health and Parenthood education for learners with complex additional support needs. They are learners who, in terms of Curriculum for Excellence, are learning at what is described as pre-Early Level.

The 2023 ATSA report provides guidelines for treating children with sexual behavior problems. It focuses on person-first language, emphasizing the child's well-being over behavior. The report discusses various aspects including assessment, treatment approaches, and placement considerations, highlighting the importance of understanding each child's unique situation. It underscores the need for comprehensive, evidence-based practices, family involvement, and considers a broad range of contributing factors to effectively address and manage these behaviors, while ensuring the child's overall development and safety.

This guide is intended to help all school staff respond to children’s problem sexual behaviour in a practical and preventative manner—one that helps the student better understand the behaviour and its effects. The primary goals of this guide are communication, empathy, and accountability.

Our mission is to provide services and resources for preventive and restorative responses to sexual and social violence.

Each training is accessible immediately following your registration and you will have 10 days to complete the training. These on demand trainings provide flexibility as you can work through them at your own pace and convenience.

At the Safer Society Continuing Education Center, we hold our online trainings to the highest standards, while also working to ensure they stay a good value. Our CE credit offerings are individually approved by several of the world's most discerning organizations. We continually monitor participant feedback for ways to improve the content and delivery of these trainings. Above all else, these programs must remain relevant and accessible.

Safer Talk is a series of webinars devoted to preventive and restorative responses to sexual and social violence. Hosted by David Prescott, the webinars feature some of the leading experts in a variety of related fields, discussing in an informal setting new ideas and methods of addressing unique professional challenges.

Shore was launched in 2023 to provide a safe and anonymous place for young people to get help and support. The aim of this website is to prevent harmful sexual behaviours among young people. It’s for anyone who has questions about healthy sexual relationships, wants to change their own behaviour, or is looking for reliable information to help them respond to someone else’s behaviour.

This project developed a professional mapping resource for frontline social workers to bolster practitioner confidence and planning, and in turn the quality of support available to children and families affected by SSA.

Stop It Now! prevents the sexual abuse of children by mobilizing adults, families and communities to take actions that protect children before they are harmed.

The Upstream Project works to prevent child sexual abuse before it happens.

This training curriculum has been updated to include the latest information on problematic sexual behaviors (PSB) of children and adolescents. It can be presented virtually or in-person. It is an interactive tool aimed at increasing the knowledge and skills of parents and professionals to identify “developmentally expected” sexual behaviors, distinguish those behaviors from problematic behaviors that are coercive, concerning, and/or illegal, and respond to all sexual behaviors in ways that promote healthy development and support affected bystanders.

This resource gives parents information on identifying, responding to, and getting treatment for Problematic Sexual Behavior in youth.

This website and our helpline are free, confidential resources for helpful and accurate information about safe sexual behaviors. We offer space for teens and young adults to ask questions – no matter how difficult, sensitive and/or embarrassing – about their own thoughts, feelings, interests and behaviors or someone else’s.

This resource describes the role of Child Advocacy Centers in responding to problematic sexual behavior by youth.

This course will provide an overview of youth with problematic sexual behaviors, discuss the CAC coordinated response, present the characteristics of evidence-based mental health treatment for problematic sexual behaviors, and provide guidance on engaging community stakeholders. It aims to dispel myths and misconceptions about youth with problematic sexual behaviors and to help CACs understand that they can and should serve this population.