title: An integrated experimental approach to treating young people who sexually abuse.
abstract: This article promotes the use of an integrated (holistic) approach to treating juvenile sexual offenders. An integrated model takes into account the fact that: (a) youth are resilient, (b) youth progress through various stages of development, (c) these stages are often arrested as a result of trauma, child abuse and neglect, and attachment disorders, (d) humanistic approaches and the therapeutic relationship are essential to the healing and recovery process, (e) youth learn and work with a variety of learning styles and multiple intelligences, (f) many traditional assessment and treatment approaches can be modified and blended with an integrated approach, and (g) the use of experiential treatments can have a positive and profound impact in treating youth with sexual behavior problems.
authors.affiliation: New Hope Treatment Centers, North Charleston, SC 29420, USA. robl@newhopetreatment.com
authors.forename: Robert E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Longo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006694:Holistic Health; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D015397:Program Evaluation; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D014481:United States