Ella will lead the audience through a series of steps that they can then use to help clients find solutions to challenges and make changes in their own lives. You can watch the process unfold even as you participate silently. The webinar provides time after the exercise for your questions and observations.
David Prescott Honored with Knopp Award
Safer Society is very pleased to announce that our colleague David Prescott was presented with the Fay Honey Knopp Award by the NYS Alliance for the Prevention of Sexual Abuse and the NYS chapter of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers at their annual Joint Conference on Wednesday, May 18, 2022.
International Perspectives on Working With Those Who Have Sexually Abused
Hosted by: David PrescottGuest Speaker: Kieran McCartan Date: Thursday, June 9, 2022Time: 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET Not able to …
Thank you for helping us help the children of Ukraine
We are so happy to announce that thanks to the generosity of people in the Safer Society community we exceeded our campaign goal of $2,500. A donation of $2,775 has been made to UNICEF for relief of Ukraine’s most vulnerable, its children.
The New York State Conference is fast approaching
We are looking forward to joining the attendees at this year’s New York State ATSA – NYS Alliance Joint Conference in Saratoga Springs on May 16-18. The theme is Reimagining the Future: Integrating What We Know With What We’ve Learned.
Fundamentals of Infant Attachment Assessment: The Ainsworth Method
Join Alan Sroufe and Robert Weigand for a five-day online course on the most well-validated and exquisite method of appraising the organization of infant attachment behavior.
The course will involve review of selected video recordings illustrating a range and variety of attachment cases. There will be ample practice in coding. In addition, there will be lecture material on attachment concepts and on the rationale of the Ainsworth assessment approach.
What We Need To Know About Sexual Fantasies and Sexual Offending
Sexual wishes, interests, and fantasies are different in important ways. For example, men’s fantasies are often more closely tied to their wishes than women. Research suggests that the diversity of fantasies, more than their content, contributes to a healthy sex life. Interestingly, men who have sexually abused others often have a narrower range of fantasies, but these fantasies are not always different from men who are not known to have abused.
We’re standing with the children of Ukraine. Please join us.
The child refugees are at-risk of exploitation by human traffickers. The ones who remain in Ukraine struggle to survive in an environment of destruction that has destroyed the infrastructure necessary for proper sanitation and healthy water supplies. Safer Society Foundation has donated $500 to support UNICEF’s efforts to “scale up life-saving programs for children.”
Utilizing Strengths-Based Interventions: Ending Harmful Sexual Behaviors by Promoting Healthy, Prosocial Lives
The discussion of SBA concepts and interventions will be organized into six areas: relationship development, optimistic attitude (hope) development, development of assets such as goals and protective factors, prosocial development, and intellectual development and provider development. Information will also be presented on how to target dynamic risk factors with strengths-based alternatives, utilize proactive, prevention-oriented interventions.
Conducting Sexual Abuser Risk of Sexual Harm to Children Assessments Using the ROSAC
Mental health, corrections, and child protective services professionals are commonly asked to assess the risk that a person who has sexual abused poses to a specific child and under what circumstances, if any, the abuser might safely be allowed to have contact with the child. The Risk of Sexual Abuse of Children (ROSAC: McGrath, Allin, & Cumming, 2015) is a structured professional judgment assessment instrument for conducting these types of risk of sexual abuse assessments.