Keep Kids Safe: Expanding Access to Evidence-Based Treatment for Youth with Problematic Sexual Behaviors
(Alabama) Jill Beck, JD, Mandi Fowler, MSW, PhD and Monica Roland, MSW; (New Jersey) Nydia Monagas, PsyD, Maria Isabella Pontoeiero, MSW, MPH, and Valeria Villa, PhD; (North Dakota) Anna Schimmelpfennig, PhD and Derek Steiner, JD; (Moderators) Tricia Gardner, JD, Karen Hill, Ed.D., and Renee Roman, MSW
Imagine a society where communities collaborate to support effective responses to problematic sexual behaviors (PSBs) of youth. This presentation will examine statewide interdisciplinary efforts currently underway in Alabama, New Jersey, and North Dakota. Leaders of these efforts will demonstrate strategies that facilitate their quest to transform policies and practices to support family-centered, developmentally appropriate approaches that enhance access to evidence-based treatment for youth with PSBs, the impacted children, and their caregivers. This workshop is designed for audiences working to build and manage collaborative policies and practices at the local, regional, and/or state level.
This workshop will be interactive. Presenters will share their progress, challenges, successes, and vision for the future. Current research identifying factors impacting senior leaders, community partners, and families, that support successful outcomes will be presented. Participants will engage in an activity and develop a plan to guide their community change efforts. Community visions will be developed and barriers will be identified. Participants will be exposed to available resources to support them in this work.
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Participants will learn about factors that support programming to serve youth with PSBs.
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Participants will learn about available resources to support efforts of professionals in their efforts to implement and sustain programming to serve youth with PSBs at the local, regional, and state level.
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Participants will engage in discussion and activities to support programming to serve children, youth, and families impacted by PSBs.