For youth with sexually abusive behaviors, specific treatment services are needed to provide the Judiciary and the community with a comprehensive approach in dealing with adolescents who are ordered by the court to obtain such treatment. Services will include but not be limited to psychosexual/victimization trauma evaluation and treatment, individual/group/family sessions, polygraph testing (as appropriate) for assessment and treatment purposes, psycho-educational training, and an aftercare program. Applicants must demonstrate understanding and ability to adhere to the standards and guidelines of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA) Practice Guidelines for Assessment, Treatment and Intervention with Adolescents who have engaged in Sexually Abusive Behaviors as well as incorporate best practices/evidence-based practices in sexually abusive behaviors intervention services with youth. Best practices/evidence-based practices are defined as a body of contemporaneous empirical research findings that produce the most effective outcomes for youth involved in sexually abusive behaviors, has literature to support the practices, is supported by national consensus, has a system for implementing and maintaining program integrity, and conformance to ethical/professional standards. Services should support and demonstrate understanding of the Principles of Effective Intervention (PEI) as it relates to juvenile justice reform. Services should also be reflective of the court’s balanced and restorative justice philosophy and the guiding principles of Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative (JDAI). The goals of balanced and restorative justice are accountability, competency development and public safety. The needs and interests of the offender, victim and the community should be considered as part of the program JDAI principles are complementary in that it can help shape and guide jurisdiction’s practice through collaboration and a continuum of services that are culturally competent, relevant and accessible to the youth they serve. Applicants shall ensure that clinical supervision over program activities and on-going training are provided. May submit proposals to provide the following services: The applicant will provide sex offender treatment and concomitant services, including but not limited to polygraph and initial written clinical assessments, to adjudicated juveniles and their families—who are referred by Family Court, First Circuit. The Initial clinical assessment shall be completed within four to six (4-6) weeks from the date of referral and in a format as agreed upon by the Judiciary and the applicant. The applicant shall also provide psychosexual evaluation/assessment services to the juveniles who are referred by the Juvenile Client Services Branch (JCSB) of the First Judicial Circuit. The comprehensive assessments shall examine the interaction of the juvenile’s mental health, social/systemic functioning, family and environmental functioning, and offending behaviors. Psychosexual assessments shall be completed no later than eight to ten (8-10) weeks from the date of referral. The psychologist and therapist must appear at the next scheduled court hearing in the event the written psychosexual assessment is not received by the JUDICIARY ten working days prior to the next scheduled hearing, to verbally report on the findings and recommendations. The applicants will provide youth with a comprehensive array of services, including individual therapy, group therapy, family therapy, polygraph testing, psychoeducational training and after care support and stabilization.
