Table of Contents

Introduction.; Just how different are they? Diversity and the treatment of young people with harmful sexual behaviours.; A study on the experiences of black and Asian young people whose behaviour is sexually harmful.; Using typologies to individualise the assessment, treatment and supervision of young people who sexually abuse.; Good lives theoretical model of rehabilitation: reducing risks and promoting strengths with adolescent sexual offenders.; Emerging personality disorders in sexually harmful young people.; The relationship between deviant arousal and sexual recidivism in adolescent sex offenders.; Working with the families of children and young people who sexually harm: it shouldn't be an optional extra.; Young people with learning disabilities who sexually abuse: understanding, identifying and responding from within generic education and welfare services.; Special needs adolescent sex offenders: characteristics and treatment outcome.; Adolescent risk assessment: practice, policy, language and ourselves.; Emerging data for risk prediction and identification of offender subgroups: implications for specialised treatment and risk management.; Static, stable and dynamic risks and assets relevant to the prevention and treatment of abusive behaviour.; Empirically guided practice with young people who sexually abuse: a risk factor approach to assessment and evaluation.; The implications of attachment theory in the treatment of sexually abusive youth.; Assessment issues with young people who sexually abuse who engage in sexually abusive behaviours through the new technologies.; Restorative Justice: can it work with young people who sexually abuse? Current treatment issues with recommendations for future developments.; An overview of social responsibility therapy for preteen children with sexual behaviour problems.; Integrated group work for high-risk adolescents with diverse needs.

About the Author

Martin C. Calder is Director of Calder Training and Consultancy (www.caldertrainingandconsultancy.co.uk), is an Honorary Research Fellow at Sheffield Hallam University and was previously Child Protection Operational Manager with Salford City Council.