Understanding Cycles of Sexually Abusive Behavior

Children who sexually act out create a family crisis with at times difficulty in meeting specific safety needs. Children and adolescents often have a very difficult time finding services to address their specific needs in an outpatient setting. Inpatient treatment can aid the child and family in understanding these behaviors and plan for a safe return into the home when possible.  This training will also explore the development an individualized treatment plan for the adolescent and family with specific goals related to their offense patterns and perpetrator/victim needs in mind. 

Objectives

• Gain awareness of inpatient treatment strategies for sexually abusive behaviors. 
• Differentiate sexual behavior patterns in adolescents. 
• Development of safety planning for sexually abusive behaviors for community placement. 

About  Greg Brown, LPC

 Greg Brown graduated from Oklahoma State University with a Masters in Counseling and Student Personnel. He has been a Licensed Professional Counselor since 2000. Greg has been working in the Oklahoma City area with adults, children and families since 1997. Greg has been involved with sexual offender treatment since 2005 when working with adult offenders through the Department of Corrections and Federal Probation and Parole while at Cornerstone Counseling and Consulting. He has worked in Acute and Residential inpatient facilities since 2005 with children and adolescents. He is currently a therapist on the co-ed STAR unit of Integris Mental Health in Spencer addressing sexually abusive behavior and trauma.