"Children with Problematic Sexual Behavior: Who Are They and How Can We Help?"
Friday, Jan. 24, 2025
12:00 – 1:30 pm CST (1.5 CEs)
Live via Zoom
With Presenter Erin Taylor, PhD
At this event, participants will learn to differentiate between typical and problematic sexual behavior in children and adolescents, identify research-supported components of treatment, recognize common misconceptions, and develop strategies to educate and engage professionals across disciplines to better serve children and adolescents, their child victims, and their caregivers.
Erin Taylor, PhD is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Center on Child Abuse and Neglect. She completed her doctoral work at the University of Missouri and her undergraduate work at Vanderbilt University. Her primary clinical interests include assessment and treatment of children exhibiting problematic sexual behavior and who have a history of experiencing trauma. In addition, her research interests focus on the dissemination and implementation of evidence-based treatments (EBTs) for underserved populations youth.
Dr. Taylor is currently the program coordinator and lead clinician for the Treatment Program for Children with Problematic Sexual Behavior (PSB) for preschool children, and she has previously served as a lead clinician in the PSB Programs for school-age children. She is a Master Trainer in the University of Oklahoma Problematic Sexual Behavior – Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy model for school-age children and provides training to students, as well as state and regional providers. In addition, Dr. Taylor has been trained in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), an evidence-based treatment (EBT) for children and adolescents impacted by trauma and their parents or caregivers; she is currently completing training and certification for Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) model. During her graduate training, Dr. Taylor received training in Multisytemic Therapy (MST), an intensive, in-home family therapy model for youth engaged in antisocial or delinquent behavior and was supervised by the model co-developer.
In addition to her clinical activities, Dr. Taylor is actively involved in multiple research projects focused on children and adolescents exhibiting problematic sexual behavior. Over the previous two years, she has contributed to numerous projects focused on the implementation of EBTs for children exhibiting problematic sexual behavior, adaptations of EBTs, youth engagement in electronic and online sexual behaviors (e.g., sexting, viewing online pornography), parenting practices, collaboration efforts across multiple professional systems (e.g., law enforcement, child welfare, mental health) who work with youth exhibiting PSB, and EBT adoption in community providers..
This workshop is presented by the Nebraska Psychological Association in collaboration with the Oklahoma and New Hampshire Psychological Associations and a coalition of over 13 State, Provincial and Territorial Psychological Associations.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:
1. Describe guidelines and strategies for differentiating between typical and problematic sexual behavior in children.
2. List at least three common misconceptions regarding children with problematic sexual behavior.
3. Identify risk and protective factors for children with problematic sexual behavior.
4. Apply the concepts of typical and problematic sexual behavior in children in clinical practice.
Continuing Education
This program is co-sponsored by the Nebraska Psychological Association and a coalition of over 12 state associations.The Nebraska Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Nebraska Psychological Association maintains responsibility for this program and its contents. Participants attending the live webinar can receive 1.5 CEs for psychologists as well as master's level clinicians, with full attendance required. No partial credit is awarded; late arrival or early departure will preclude awarding of CE credits for psychologists attending the live webinar. Those arriving more than 15 minutes after the scheduled start time or leaving before the workshop is completed will not receive CE credits.
This program meets the criteria of an approved continuing education program for mental health practice.
Cancellation Policy: Written notification is required on or before January 20, 2025, for complete refund of registration fee. All questions, comments and complaints should be directed to the NPA Central Office, at 402-475-0709, 877-355-7934 or npa@ nebpsych.org.
