Summary of Specifications:
The purpose of this contract is to provide comprehensive assessment and community-based treatment to sexually abusive youth under the jurisdiction of the Court. Though most of the youth are between the ages of 12 and 17, male, and of average intelligence and functioning, the contractor must be able to individualize treatment in order to successfully meet the needs of all youth including very young offenders, older youth, female offenders, youth with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders or development disabilities, youth with significant medical or mental health conditions, youth with other delinquent behaviors, and youth with significant family disorder.
It is important to consider youth within the context of their families and their environments, and to develop holistic interventions with the goal of promoting healthy, well-adjusted youth. Promoting healthy family functioning, in addition to addressing sex offending behaviors, is a strong component of developing healthy youth. For some families, treatment may be necessary to help parents/caregivers to deal with the shame, guilt, and anger that are common to these circumstances. For other families, a focus of treatment may be to increase communication skills, parental supervision, establishment of structure and limits, safety planning, and to maintain healthy boundaries.
The contractor will work in close collaboration with the CSC Court Caseworkers to assure consistent and comprehensive assessment and case planning, treatment attendance and participation, and effective risk management for the purpose of assisting youth to:
• Accept responsibility for their offense; • Identify contributing factors to their offense; • Address cognitive distortions or thinking errors; • Learn about healthy sexuality, boundaries, and relationships; • Develop victim empathy; • Develop pro-social skills and competencies; • Establish positive peer relationships; and • Promote healthy family functioning.
