Structuring and Providing Clinical Assessment of PSB

NCA Learning: NCA Training Refund Policy

This webinar will take place on February 19, 2025 from 1:00pm-4:00pm

Join us for this clinically focused webinar designed for mental health professionals and practitioners focused on the assessment of problematic sexual behaviors in children and youth. This session will explore the complexities of sexual behavior assessment, including the identification factors to promote and mitigate, and effective evaluation techniques. Participants will gain an understanding of various assessment tools and frameworks, alongside case studies that illustrate practical applications. The webinar will also address ethical considerations and the importance of a multidisciplinary approach in supporting individuals exhibiting problematic behaviors. Attendees will leave with enhanced skills and knowledge to effectively assess and intervene in cases of problematic sexual behavior, ultimately promoting safety and healthier outcomes for individuals and communities.

Trainees will get practical strategies in the following areas:

Developing an assessment protocol
Interviewing strategies (kids and caregivers)
Addressing denial (kids and caregivers)
Objective Measures
Using an empirical guided focus
Writing summary and recommendations
Developing engagement and collaborative skills with clients

For any questions, please contact Jami Bolton, jbolton@nca-online.org

(There will be 2.5 CE credits offered through NBCC, and are available upon request)

Geoff Sidoli, MSW, LCSW

National Training Fellow, The Institute For Better Mental Health OUtcomes

National Children’s Alliance

Geoff Sidoli, LCSW, National Training Fellow with NCA, and past Coordinator for the NCA's Institute for Better Mental Health Outcomes. He assists CACs around the country developing, implementing, and sustaining mental health services including ones for children and youth exhibiting problematic sexual behavior (PSB). Prior to coming to NCA, Geoff was the founding director of the Mountain CAC in Asheville, NC where he supervised a clinical department that assessed and treated trauma and PSB utilizing multiple evidence-based/supported models, including a PSB model that he developed. Geoff is a national trainer in the Care Process Model-Pediatric Traumatic Stress screener and co-developed and trains an enhancement of TF-CBT for PSB. He is a clinical member of the Association for the Prevention and Treatment Sexual Abuse (ATSA) as well as a Fellow. He sits on ATSA’s child and adolescent committee as well as the ethic’s committee. He also trains and consults regionally and nationally on the topic of sexual abuse, assessment, and treatment. Geoff is also NCA’s Training and Technical Advisor for PSB and facilitates NCA’s youth with problematic sexual behaviors national work group.