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A Residential Treatment Center
for Sexually Abusive Males.
The Alabama Clinical Schools treatment model uses a very holistic
approach to the treatment of sexually abusive and sexually reactive
behaviors. We have developed a therapeutic milieu that addresses
all aspects of the needs of the residents – behavioral, psychiatric,
social, leisure and recreational, medical and family. Treatment is
based upon the individual needs of each resident and
cognitive-behavioral treatment interventions are used to change the
thinking, emotions, and behavior of sexually abusive/reactive youth.
The program
has been built upon the following beliefs:
- Early treatment intervention with sexually troubled youth helps
achieve successful outcomes.
- Treatment must be individually tailored
and attend to all aspects of the resident.
- Deviant patterns of sexual arousal can be
eliminated through sex offense-specific treatment practices.
- Relapse prevention skills must be
developed to assist sexually troubled youth with identifying
abuse cycles as well as with adapting to high-risk
situations with learned and practiced coping skills.
- The involvement of family members and/or
an identified support system is an essential component of
treatment.
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