Training Topics
There are a myriad of goals for trainings. Each agency has different ideas about what they would like presented. These are some topics from which you can select or you may prefer to have a training that follows the one day or two day outlines below. All trainings can be tailored to the needs of the audience.
Sexual Behavior Problems in Young Children
- What We Have Learned About Children With Sexual Behavior Problems in the Last Twenty-Four Years
- The Development of Sexual Behavior Problems in Children
- Understanding Children's Sexual Behaviors From Natural and Healthy to Disturbed
- Interviewing Children with Sexual Behavior Problems and their Parents
- Assessment and Treatment of Children With Sexual Behavior Problems and Their Families: Three Case Examples
- Sibling Incest
- Child Protective Services Interventions With Children with Sexual Behavior Problems and Their Parents
- Differentiating Between Sexual Play and Molestation Behavior in Preschool and Latency-Aged Children
- Case Management of Children Who Molest by Child Protective Services, Police, Schools, and the Courts
- Responding to the Sexual Behaviors of Children in Preschool and Elementary School Settings
- Responding to the Sexual Behaviors of Children in Preschool and Elementary Out-Of-Home Placements
- Treatment of Children With Sexual Behavior Problems and Their Parents
- Transference and Countertransference in the Care Providers of Abused Children and Their Parents Parents (for Mental Health and Child Protective Services Workers and Foster Parents Group and Residential Care Providers)
- The Positive and Negative Effects of Providing Care for Abused Children and Their Parents (for Mental Health and Child Protective Services Workers and Foster Parents Group and Residential Care Providers)
- Coping With the Positive and Negative Effects of Providing Care for Abused Children and Their Parents Parents (for Mental Health and Child Protective Services Workers and Foster Parents Group and Residential Care Providers)
- Assessing Young Children's Problematic Sexual Behaviors in the Context of Allegations of Sexual Abuse in Custody Disputes
Sexually Abused Children and Their Families
- Developing an Effective Treatment Plan for Sexually Abused Children and Their Families
- Treatment of Sexually Abused Children and Their Families
- Basic Assumptions in the Treatment of Child Victims of Sexual Abuse
Other Topics
- Potential Adverse Effects on Children of Domestic Violence and the Implications for Treatment
- Effective Methods of Monitored Visits/Supervised Contact
- The Dilemmas of Fathers, Mothers and Children Affected by Domestic Violence
- Understanding Emotional, Sexual and Physical Abuse: It's Short and Long Term Effects.
- Developing Healthy Boundaries in Families with Abusive Behaviors
- Family Violence and the Sexualization of Children
- Boundary Violations by Therapists
- Training Child Care Workers and Foster Parents to Care For Sexually Abused and Abusive Children
- Understanding Sexual Offenders for Clinicians Who Work With Child Sexual Abuse Victims
- What Preschool (Elementary) Teachers Need to Know About the Sexual Development of Children
- Caveat Emptor: Are Therapists Dangerous?
Example of a One Day Training on Children With Sexual Behavior Problems
9:00-12:00 (with break)
Children With Sexual Behavior Problems
- What We Have Learned in the Last 25 Years About Children with Sexual Behavior Problems
Problematic Sexual Behaviors During Childhood
- Twenty Indicators of Problematic Sexual Behaviors in Children
- Environmental Factors That May Contribute to the Development of Problematic Sexual Behaviors.
- Etiological factors for sexual behavior problems in children.
Sexuality in Childhood - From Normal to Pathological
- Group 1 Natural and Healthy Sexuality
- Group 2 Sexually-Reactive Children
- Group 3 Extensive Mutual Sexual Behaviors
- Group 4 Children Who Molest
A description of children in each group including etiologic factors and family descriptions will be given. Case examples will be provided.
Noon-1:00 Lunch
1:00- 4:00 (with break)
A Brief Overview of the Assessment of Children with Sexual Behavior Problems and Their Parents
- Tools specifically developed by Dr. Johnson for the assessment of children with sexual behavior problems and their families will be handed out and reviewed.
- A case example using the assessment tools
A Brief Overview of Treatment
- Therapeutic Goals and some Treatment Exercises
- A plan to modify problematic sexual behaviors in children will be described
- Placement of Children With Sexual Behavior Problems
- Placement characteristics
- Characteristics of Caregivers
- Which Systems Need To Be Involved And In What Way?
- School
- Day Care
- Police
- Probation
- Child Protective Services
Example of a Two Day Training on Children With Sexual Behavior Problems
Day One
9-11:45 a.m. (10:15- 10:30 Questions 10:30 - 10:45 Break)
What We Have Learned In The Past Twenty-Five Years about Children With Sexual Behavior Problems
Understanding Children's Sexual Behaviors – What is Natural and Healthy?
- Twenty Indicators of Problematic Sexual Behaviors in Children
- Environmental Factors That May Contribute to the Development of Problematic Sexual Behaviors.
Child Sexuality – From Natural and Healthy to Disturbed
- Group 1 Within Normal Limits or Sex Play
- Group 2 Sexually-Reactive Children
- Group 3 Extensive Mutual Sexual Behaviors
- Group 4 Children Who Molest
A description of children in each group including etiologic factors and family descriptions will be given. Case examples will be provided.
11:45-12:00 Questions
12:00 - 1:30 Lunch Break
1:30 - 4:30 (2:45 -3:00 Break)
Interviewing and Assessment of the Child with Sexually-Reactive Behaviors and Their Families
- Using a case example a wide range of assessment instruments will be demonstrated to assess children with sexual behavior problems and their parents.
Placement Decisions
- Decisions regarding placement will be discussed. Can children remain home? What does it take to keep a child within the family? What are the resources in your community? A specific case example will be used to discuss placement issues.
Day Two
9-11:45 a.m. (10:15- 10:30 - Questions 10:30 - 10:45 Break)
Interviewing and Assessment of the Children Who Molest and Their Families
- Using a case example a wide range of assessment instruments will be demonstrated to assess children with sexual behavior problems and their parents.
A Systems Approach to Case Management of Children With Sexual Behavior Problems
- Which systems should be involved in interventions with children with sexual behavior problems? Many jurisdictions have not as yet developed criteria for when a child will be taken in the juvenile justice or protective services systems. The problems inherent in this dilemma for the systems and the families will be discussed. The function of each system and how that system can be best utilized is discussed
Helping Children with Sexual Behavior Problems- A Guidebook for Professionals and Parents – 2nd edition
- Each participant will have this booklet, which is a step-by-step approach to intervening with children and their parents.
11:45-12:00 Questions
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch Break
1:00 - 4:00 (2:30 -2:45 Break)
Therapeutic Goals
- Nonspecific therapy has not been found to be effective with children with sexual behavior problems and their families. A specific and focused therapy with definable goals is preferred. The theory and practice of this treatment will be discussed. The goals and core issues that need to be covered and the skills the children and parents need to develop will be elaborated.
Specific therapeutic exercises for children with sexual behavior problems, their siblings and parents will be presented.
- Specific exercises taken from Treatment Exercises For Child Abuse Victims and Children With Sexual Behavior Problems and Child Sexuality Curriculum For Abused Children and Their Parents written by Dr. Johnson will be described.
Transference, Countertransference, Secondary Trauma and Keeping The Healers Healthy
- Working with this population has its great rewards and its great challenges. Care providers will need to be cognizant of the feelings and issues that arise for the clients and themselves. Suggestions for healthy coping will be provided.