JUVENILE JUSTICE/SIBR
JUVENILE JUSTICE
The Juvenile Justice program aims to provide therapeutic services and genuine support to court-involved youth and their families. This program works predominately with youth involved in the court/legal system for conduct, delinquency, and inappropriate sexual behaviors. Services may include individual/family therapy, case management, and psychiatric services. Forensic evaluations and trauma assessments are available and typically referred by the court.
SIBR PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The mission of the Sexually Inappropriate Behavioral Remediation (SIBR) program is to prevent and treat sexually inappropriate behavior among adolescents and to address its effects on youth, families and the community.
The SIBR program aims to provide relevant psychoeducation, effective interventions, and genuine empathy to remediate inappropriate sexual behaviors and develop skills necessary for healthy and happy relationships.
What behavior is considered “sexually inappropriate?”
- Problem sexual behavior – this includes boundary-crossing behavior such as inappropriate touching (self or others), inappropriate sexual communication (sending or receiving nude photos), and problematic pornography use.
- Sexually reactive behavior – this includes sexualized behavior such as boundary-crossing, sexualized touching and language, inappropriate masturbatory behavior and harmful media use that are associated with traumatic stress resulting from sexual abuse.
- Sexual offending behavior – this includes any sexual behavior that violates the rights of others, and typically results in legal sanctions. Examples of this include possession or dissemination of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), gross sexual imposition, or rape.
FULL TREATMENT FOR SIBR
Full-treatment SIBR is for youth who have been adjudicated for a sexual offense. Treatment services are tailored individually based on the Risk Needs Responsivity principle and established through a comprehensive assessment or risk assessment.
Treatment may include individual/family therapy, group therapy, case management services, and psychiatric services. The full treatment SIBR group is designed for typically functioning youth and addresses skill-building in a number of domains associated with minimizing risk for sexual offending behavior including: Sex education, understanding thinking errors and motivations for sexual offending, sex offense laws and consent, trauma/victim impact, empathy building, moral development and reasoning, problem-solving and communication, and anger management. The full-treatment group meets weekly, and activities include group discussion and writing assignments.
HEALTHY SEXUALITY
The Healthy Sexuality program is educational in nature and is designed for youth who have demonstrated inappropriate sexual behavior that warranted attention from community members (i.e. family, mental health providers, school) or Stark County Family Court. Some of the youth in the program have been court-ordered as part of a Diversion Program, but that is not a precursor to program participation.
Topics discussed in this program include developing and maintaining healthy relationships, communication and problem-solving skills, boundaries, sexual education, laws of consent, human trafficking, effects of pornography, sexting/social media, and victim impact.
Children under the age of 12 may be considered for the Healthy Sexuality program. This will be determined by the program manager, Dr. Seandra Walker.
MEET THE TEAM
Dr. Emma Farkas
SIBR Therapist
Dr. Seandra Walker
Program Manager
C&A opened its doors in late June, 1976. Learn about our wonderful history and how the agency has expanded its programs, services and locations throughout Stark County.
