MANDEL SCHOOL
NEWS AND EVENTS
October 05, 2007
Working with Children with Sexualized Behaviors
Date: Friday, October 5
Time: 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m
Presenter: Mrs. Paul Atwood, M.S.S.A., LISW, EMBA, LICDC. With over 33 years of professional experience in the behavioral health, child welfare and substance abuse field, Mrs. Atwood currently serves as the Vice President of the Community-Based Services Cluster at Beech Brook.
Fee: $116
Location: MSASS
This workshop is designed for students and professionals who are engaged in working with children, and their families, who are engaged in problematic sexual behaviors. Participants will learn specifically what is meant by sexualized behaviors; their characteristics, and the associated myths and assumptions. Knowledge will be gained regarding the variety of avenues which may bring a child to engage in sexualized behaviors. While not always the case, if there has been sexual abuse, the traumagenic dynamics of the impact of child abuse will be discussed. With purpose to guide the process of modification of the child’s behavior, special attention will be given to assessing and understanding the goals of treatment for these children. The prerequisites for healing and recovery for these children are in the creation of a safe home and in securing the commitment of the adults in the lives of the children, presumably parents, to participate in the treatment. Useful tools and treatment exercises will be presented.
The format of this workshop will be lecture, discussion and engaging exercises. Handouts and resources for practice will be supplied.
The Continuing Education Program of the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences is pleased to bring you 33 workshops for the Fall 2007 Series. We believe these workshops that have been planned will prepare you for meeting the multiple needs of the individual, organizational and community clients that you are serving. We welcome your suggestions for future workshop topics or presenters that you would like to see us feature in future continuing education workshops, and thank you for your continued support of the program.
More information:
Continuing Education Website