Adolescents and adults with sexually maladaptive behaviors, as identified by legal Departments of Juvenile Justice, Department of Child and Family Services and/or family referral.
If treatment is determined, available options are:
Our outpatient sexually maladaptive youth group provides therapeutic services in a group setting, to adolescents who exhibit abusive, offending behaviors that are sexually inappropriate. The goal of the sexually maladaptive youth group is to provide adolescents who have been convicted of a sexual offense with perspective and tools to prevent repeat offenses. The group meets once weekly on Thursday evenings. All prospective clients must meet with the group facilitator, Jacob Sherron, before attending.
The needs and behaviors of juveniles who have committed sexual offenses should be understood on a continuum. Many Juveniles convicted of sex offenses require approaches which are non traditional from adolescent counseling services. Providers need to understand each juvenile who has committed a sexual offense has individual needs; to be assessed while they work with the youth. Call us at (219)663-6353 for more information or to schedule an intake appointment.
Crown Counseling was awarded a three-year federally funded grant by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) Supporting Effective Interventions for Adolescent Sex Offenders and Children with Sexual Behavior Problems.
The OJJDP grant is in collaboration with the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC) and the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN). The Crown Counseling Sexually Maladaptive Youth (SMY) Team received training in the most current Evidence-Based Practices (EBP) for this population; Problematic Sexual Behavior-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (PSB-CBT), Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Problematic Sexual Behavior (TF-CBT for PSB), and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT). Evidence-based treatment is one that has been significantly evaluated and proven to make a significant difference in treatment outcomes.
The OJJDP grant has allowed Crown Counseling to expand our services to youth who sexually offend through the SMY Program that Crown Counseling began 12 years ago. There is no cost for the services provided through the grant for those who qualify.
All potential clients will participate in an initial intake which will include a biopsychosocial
and administration of measures to gather proper baseline of PSB behaviors
*** If it is determined that the client does not meet grant eligibility, but PSB is present,
Crown Counseling can provide outpatient services such as individual and/or group counseling.
Crown Counseling is a Medicaid and Medicare provider***
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