Additional Resources | PSB-CY Course 3
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Additional resources for PSB-CY Course 3, Clinical Decision-Making and Treatment Planning
- Sexual Behavior in Children and Youth (SBCY) Series
- From First Steps to Forward March: Building Military Family Readiness from Birth to Adulthood (Webinar Series) | Follows the developmental journey from a child’s earliest days through their transition into adult life, with a focus on the unique experiences of military families and those raising children with disabilities. Each session links developmental milestones to the core pillars of family readiness—ensuring children can adapt, succeed, and thrive through relocations, deployments, and shifting support systems.
- Military-Connected Youth Well-Being (Military Family Readiness Academy Series) | Dives into the issues impacting adolescents in active-duty military families while identifying approaches to best support positive youth development.
Series Resources
- Course Series Glossary and Terms
- Department of War Instructions (DOWIs) / Department of Defense Instructions (DODIs)
- DODI 6400.10, DOD Coordinated Community Response to Problematic Sexual Behavior in Children and Youth (PSB-CY)
- Military OneSource, FAQ and Resource Guide for Parents and Caregivers: Problematic Sexual Behavior in Children and Youth
- National Center on Sexual Behavior of Youth (NCSBY)
- NCSBY, Guiding Principles
- National Children’s Alliance (NCA), Addressing Youth and Children With Problematic Sexual Behaviors
- National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN)
External Resources
Lesson 2 | Guiding Principles for Clinical Assessments
- Stop It Now!, Age-Appropriate Sexual Behaviors | Tipsheet
Lesson 3 | Following Assessment of PSB in Youth
- Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, What Are Parenting Programs? | Details on parenting programs
- Resources that have evaluated the Research on the Effectiveness of Treatments
- NCA, Effective Treatments on Youth with Problematic Sexual Behaviors (PDF) | Fact Sheet
Evidence-Based Practices and Treatment Types
- Multisystemic Therapy – Problem Sexual Behavior (MST-PSB) | An intensive home-based treatment that addresses multiple determinants of serious antisocial behavior in youth. It was designed for youth with significant delinquent histories who warrant a high level of treatment intensity. MST-PSB has demonstrated both short-term and long-term (24.9 years) positive outcomes with adolescents with problematic and illegal sexual behavior (ages 10 to 17; Borduin et al., 2009, 2021). For more information about research on the model: https://www.mstpsb.com/results
- For more information and to locate sites trained in MST-PSB operating under a valid program license from MST Associates https://www.mstpsb.com/teams
- Problematic Sexual Behavior – Cognitive Behavior Treatment (PSB-CBT) | A community-based treatment model with an underlying approach that is strengths-based, focusing on the youth as children first, with the capacity to learn and implement appropriate behavior, make safe decisions, develop healthy relationships, and use cognitive-behavioral approaches. PSB-CBT has demonstrated both short-term and long-term (10 years) positive outcomes with children. It was originally designed as a group treatment for youth ages 7 to 12 who present with PSB and has been expanded with a family therapy model up to age 14. For more information about research on the model: https://connect.ncsby.org/psbcbt/psbcbt-model/research-and-outcomes
- To locate agencies trained in the OU Problematic Sexual Behavior – Cognitive Behavioral Treatment, visit: https://connect.ncsby.org/psbcbt/find-a-provider/psb-cbt-agency-map
- Center for Child & Family Health, PSB-CBT: What and Why | YouTube Video
- Trauma-Focused – Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) | An evidence-based treatment for children and adolescents (ages 3-18) impacted by trauma and their parents or caregivers. Research shows that TF-CBT successfully resolves a broad array of emotional and behavioral difficulties associated with single, multiple, and complex trauma experiences. Further, TF-CBT is an effective treatment for PSB as a sequela of child sexual abuse and other trauma. For more information about research on the model: https://tfcbt.org/resources/research/
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- To locate therapists that are nationally certified in TF-CBT, visit: https://tfcbt.org/therapists/
- A variety of evidence-based treatments address children’s behavior problems through behavior-parent training. Information about these programs can be found below:
- The Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), What Are Parenting Programs? | Fact Sheet
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Other Sources to Locate Therapists Include:
- Safer Society Foundation, Treatment Referrals | Database of clinicians from around North America who work with sexual abusers, children with sexual behavior problems, and survivors of abuse
- The Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA), Referral Database | Promotes sound research, effective evidence-based practice, informed public policy, and collaborative community strategies that lead to the effective assessment, treatment, and management of individuals who have been sexually abused or are at risk of abuse.
- NCA | Search for Children’s Advocacy Centers (CACs) located near you
Lesson 4 | Post-Assessment Questions – Sexual Behaviors
- NCA, What We Can Do, Understanding Children and Youth with Problematic Sexual Behaviors(PDF) | Fact Sheet
- DOW Non-Clinical Referral Tool (NCRT) | Sexual behavior guides
Lesson 6 | Responding to Normative Sexual Behavior
- The Care and Keeping of You: The Body Book series from the American Girl Library provides guidance to help girls handle everyday hygiene and manage the physical and emotional changes of early puberty.
- For boys, check out The Boy’s Body Book, a puberty guide focused on health education.
Lesson 11 | Decision-Making and Treatment Planning
- FAP Process Map | Provides official guidance on the process of referral, monitoring, and service delivery for PSB-CY cases in the military.
Lesson 15 | Putting into Practice
- NCSBY, Adolescents | Overview of guidance on treatment options for teens exhibiting PSB, including components of treatment
- For parents, see the What Parents Can Do tab
- For clinicians and providers, see the Understanding Appropriate Treatment for Teens, Characteristics of Best-Practice Treatment tab
- NCA, Effective Treatment for Youth with Problematic Sexual Behaviors (PDF)
Healthy Sexual Development Resources
- NCTSN, Understanding and Coping with Sexual Behavior Problems in Children – Information for Parents and Caregivers | Fact Sheet
- NCA, Where We Begin, What We Can Do, and What Happens Now | Fact Sheets
- Safer Society, Taking Action Booklets, Help for Families & Caregivers | These booklets can be used to guide caregivers’ conversations around this topic. To access, create an account, and download the free PDFs from the Safety Society.
Lesson 21 | Legal Implications for Older Youth
Resources on Laws
- U.S. Age of Consent Map
- Cyberbullying Research Center, Sexting Laws Across America
- U.S. Department of Justice Criminal Division, Citizens’ Guide to U.S. Federal Law on Child Pornography
- Interstate Commission for Juveniles, State Sex Offender Matrix | Provides a brief overview of each state’s registration requirements and timelines, public notification, risk assessment, residency, and electronic monitoring requirements regarding juvenile sex offenders.
Lesson 24 | Parental Responses to Sexual Behavior in Children
- PSB Family Safety Plan (PDF) | Handout
- Recommendations for PSB-CY Supervision and Parenting (PDF) | Handout
Lesson 25 | Parenting Skills and Children’s Self-Control Skills
- Dakota Children’s Advocacy Center, Finding Help | Resources and best practices for supporting kids with sexual behavior problems.
Lesson 26 | Enhancing Safety for Caregivers
Resources for Caregivers
- Futures Without Violence, Appropriate Dating/Healthy Relationships | Resource for teens.
Internet and/or Electronic Monitoring
- APA, Teaching Porn Literacy
- Amaze | Provides young adolescents around the globe with medically accurate, age-appropriate, affirming, and honest sex education they can access directly online.
- Amaze Jr.| Provides parents with age-appropriate sex ed resources about talking to young children.
- Digital Birds and Bees | Focuses on online platforms and digital well-being to help mental health professionals, parents, and kids understand the risks and benefits of sexual education on the internet.
- NetSmartz, Resources | Resources for Parents, Educators & Communities
- Stop It Now!, Resource Guides
Lesson 29 | Additional Resources
Books for Working with Children and Youth
- Boy’s Body Book: Everything You Need to Know for Growing Up You!, by Kelli Dunham, illustrated by Steven Bjorkman
- It’s Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health, by Robie H. Harris, illustrated by Michael Emberely
- It’s So Amazing! A Book about Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies, and Families (The Family Library), by Robie H. Harris, illustrated by Michael Emberley
- The Care & Keeping of You: The Body Book for Girls (American Girl Library), by Valorie Schaefer, illustrated by Norm Bendel
- Sex Is a Funny Word: A Book about Bodies, Feelings, and YOU by Cory Silverberg, illustrated by Fiona Smyth
- You Know, Sex: Bodies, Gender, Puberty, and Other Things, by Cory Silverberg and Fiona Smyth
- Wait, What? A Comic Book Guide to Relationships, Bodies, and Growing Up, by Heather Corinna, Isabella Rotman, illustrated by Luke Howard
- What’s Happening to Me? An Illustrated Guide to Puberty, by Peter Mayle, illustrated by Arthur Robins
- What’s the Big Secret?: Talking About Sex with Girls and Boys, by Laurie Krasny Brown, illustrated by Marc Brown
Citations
Lesson 3 | Following Assessment of PSB in Youth
Multisystemic Therapy – Problem Sexual Behavior
- Borduin, C. M., Quetsch, L. B., Johnides, B. D., & Dopp, A. R. (2021). Long-term effects of multisystemic therapy for problem sexual behaviors: A 24.9-year follow-up to a randomized clinical trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 89(5), 419–427.
- Borduin, C. M., Schaeffer, C. M., & Heiblum, N. (2009). A randomized clinical trial of multisystemic therapy with juvenile sexual offenders: Effects on youth social ecology and criminal activity. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 77(1), 26–37.
Problematic Sexual Behavior – Cognitive Behavior Treatment
- Carpentier, M. Y., Silovsky, J. F., & Chaffin, M. (2006). Randomized trial of treatment for children with sexual behavior problems: Ten-year follow-up. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 74(3), 482–488.
- Silovsky, J. F., Hunter, M., & Taylor, E. K. (2018). Impact of early intervention for youth with problematic sexual behaviors and their caregivers. Journal of Sexual Aggression, 25(1), 4–15.
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Allen, B. (2018). Implementing trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) with preteen children displaying problematic sexual behavior. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 25(2), 240–249.
- Cohen, J. A., Deblinger, E., & Mannarino, A. P. (2018). Trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy for children and families. Psychotherapy Research, 28(1), 47–57.
- Deblinger, E., Mannarino, A. P., Cohen, J. A., Runyon, M. K., & Steer, R. A. (2011). Trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy for children: Impact of the trauma narrative component and treatment length. Depression and Anxiety, 28(1), 67–75.
- Thielemann, J. F. B., Kasparik, B., König, J., Unterhitzenberger, J., & Rosner, R. (2022). A systematic review and meta-analysis of trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy for children and adolescents. Child Abuse and Neglect, 134.
Additional Resources to Consider
- Lucier-Greer, M., Nichols, L. R., Peterson, C., Burke, B., Quichocho, D., & O’Neal, C. W. (2018). Problematic sexual behavior among children and youth: Considerations for reporting, assessment, and treatment. Military REACH.
- Righthand, S., Baird, B., Way, I., & Seto, M. (2014). Effective intervention with adolescents who have offended sexually: Translating research into practice. Safer Society Press.
- Friedrich, W. N., Davies, W. H., Feher, E., & Wright, J. (2003). Sexual behavior problems in preteen children: Developmental, ecological, and behavioral correlates. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 989(1), 95–104.
- Bonta, J., & Andrews, D. A. (2017). The psychology of criminal conduct (6th ed.). Routledge.
Lesson 16 | Does Therapy Work with Children PSB?
- Borduin, C. M., Quetsch, L. B., Johnides, B. D., & Dopp, A. R. (2021). Long-term effects of multisystemic therapy for problem sexual behaviors: A 24.9-year follow-up to a randomized clinical trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 89(5), 419–427.
- Carpentier, M. Y., Silovsky, J. F., & Chaffin, M. (2006). Randomized trial of treatment for children with sexual behavior problems: Ten-year follow-up. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 74(3), 482–488.
Lesson 17 | Other Areas of Change
- Henggeler, S. W., Letourneau, E. J., Chapman, J. E., Borduin, C. M., Schewe, P. A., & McCart, M. R. (2009). Mediators of change for multisystemic therapy with juvenile sexual offenders. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 77(3), 439–450.
- Silovsky, J. F., Hunter, M., & Taylor, E. K. (2019). Impact of early intervention for youth with problematic sexual behaviors and their caregivers. Journal of Sexual Aggression, 25(1), 4–15.
Lesson 25 | Parenting Skills and Children’s Self-Control Skills
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