A. Service Activities (Minimum and/or mandatory tasks and responsibilities) 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.
