Webinar, June 10, 2021, with a Family Support Agency in Massachusetts. Children who act out sexually can present a challenging and complex diagnostic picture.
* This workshop will present a typology of sexual behavior problems in children, contrasting each category to what would be developmentally usual and expected.
* Implications for placements and treatment planning will be discussed for impulsive, attachment-seeking, neuro-atypical, trauma reactive, compulsive and exploitive sexual behaviors.
* The workshop will also focus on children in alternative care such as foster care, special school settings, residential treatment centers and inpatient hospitals.
Objectives:
- To differentiate types of sexual behavior problems based on motivation and history
- To make appropriate treatment planning and placement decisions for each type
- To understand the role of past trauma in the children who engage in sexual behavior problems
About the Speaker: Linda T. (Lynn) Sanford, LICSW began her career working with victims of sexual assault, and worked for 20 years with youth who have been convicted of crimes against people (e.g., homicide, attempted homicide, and multiple sexual assaults). She has taught at various graduate schools of social work in Massachusetts, achieving the rank of Professor of Practice in 2009. She is the author of Strong at the Broken Places: Building Resiliency in the Lives of Survivors and The Silent Children.
Fees apply – Zoom link registration is required to Bridgewell https://bridgewell.org/event/children-who-act-out-their-pain-problematic-sexual-behaviors/or contact Kristen Janjar, MPA, Director of Professional Development, kjanjar@bridgewell.org (781) 776-4137
