[The Network] Don't miss Prevention of Sexually Abusive Behaviors in Childhood and Adolescence, this Friday, Nov 15

Reserve your seat NOW for Prevention of Sexually Abusive Behaviors in Childhood and Adolescence

November 15, 9am to 4pm
Aurora Strong Resilience Center, 1298 Peoria Street Aurora, CO 80011

For online registration, please visit Prevention of Sexually Abusive Behaviors in Childhood and Adolescence

This full-day workshop is designed to provide a solid theoretical framework and practical skills for goal-oriented intervention strategies in the management and treatment of sexually abusive youth. A developmental-contextual approach is used, one which emphasizes growth and development as the vehicle for offense-specific change. Often those children who have been victimized exhibit behaviors which call out to us for help. Designed for human service workers, the course addresses a uniquely troubled and troubling client population. Workers new to this will benefit from the instructor's experience in research and practice with sexually abusive youth, while experienced case managers will be challenged to re-examine and articulate their beliefs about the work they are doing and become aware of new developments in the field.

Workshop Outline
The Problem of Juvenile Sexual Offending: Goal Oriented Prevention & Intervention

• What is the problem? Why does it happen? What can be done about it?
  
• Goals and Roles of Specialized Interventions
  
• Outcomes—Observable evidence of decreased risk and increased health
  
• Implications for Primary and Secondary Perpetration Prevention 
  

Understanding and Responding to the Sexual Behavior of Children

• Distinguishing between Normal, Problematic and Abusive Behaviors
  
• Developing Goals to Promote Health and Prevent Perpetration of Abuse 
  
• Intervening to Prevent Reinforcement of Chronic Abusive Acting Out
  

Informed Supervision of Juveniles at-risk for Abusive Behaviors

• Rationale, Responsibilities, and Goals of Adult Supervision
  
• Actions and Concepts which support Informed Supervision
  
• Daily Decision Making for Juvenile Activities in the Community
  

Therapeutic Caregiver's Role with Juveniles at-risk for Abusive Behaviors

• Rationale, Meeting Special Needs, Beyond the role of Normal Parenting
  
• Immediate Goals: Physical and Psychological Safety; Difficulties and Dilemmas
  
• Fostering Health: Opportunities for Change and Successful Outcomes
  

Workshop Outcomes
Participants will be able to describe

• Risk Management and Health Promotion Outcomes 
  
• Etiological implications of various theories 
  
• The Developmental – Contextual framework 
  
• Relationship of deviance to defensive functions 
  
• Key concepts of an abuse-specific treatment milieu 
  
• Observable Measures of risk reduction and health 
  

Participants will acquire skills to apply with children and adolescents

• Provide Informed Supervision 
  
• Design and implement abuse-specific programming 
  
• Create psychologically safe relationships 
  
• Invite participation and evaluate resistance 
  
• Develop differential treatment plans 
  
• Utilize 'offense specific' interventions 
  
• Address concurrent psychiatric disorders 
  
• Measure change; prevention and safety plans
  

Presenter

Carl Hansen has been devoted to Human Services for over 33 years. He graduated from Northern Michigan University with a Bachelor's Degree in 1978. Carl worked in the State of Michigan's Mental Health system and assisted with the development of a psychiatric program at St. Luke's Hospital here in Denver. While at St. Luke's hospital, Carl trained the psychiatric team, emergency room workers and the security guards in Crisis Intervention/ Management.

Carl also received training through the Kempe Center on Understanding and Responding to Sexual Behavior of Children and Adolescents. The program was presented to many organizations for nearly 10 years. Carl transitioned to working in the Colorado Foster Care system for 7 years and transitioned to family preservation work in Jefferson, Clear Creek and Gilpin counties. Currently, Carl is the Family Service Coordinator for Stride and has been with the program for more than five years. Stride serves homeless families, primarily in Jefferson County, to reach their goal of self-sufficiency. Carl's passion has been and always will be helping children and their families.

Future Courses Don't forget, our training calendar is always available online. No need to wait for our individual class announcements!

Best regards, 
John Dandurand, Executive Director
The Human Services Network of Colorado
720-252-3628
www.thenetwork-co.org

john@thenetwork-co.org

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