Young Men Who Have Sexually Abused

Andrew Durham has the Advanced Award in Social Work (AASW), and a Ph.D. in Applied Social Studies, from the University of Warwick, Which researched into the impact of child sexual abuse. He has over 20 years' experience of providing therapeutic services to children and young people, and is a specialist in post-abuse counselling and interventions for children and young people with sexual behaviour difficulties. He is currently a consultant practitioner and manages the Sexualised Inappropriate Behaviours Service (SIBS) in Warwickshire. He is a visiting lecturer at the University of Warwick. He also occasionally works as an independent child care consultant, undertaking therapeutic work with children and young people, consultancy, lecturing and training. He is registered with the Law Society as an expert witness, and has been as adviser to the BBC. He is the author of Young Men Surviving Child Sexual Abuse - Research Stories and Lessons for Therapeutic Practice published by John Wiley in 2003. He has also published a range of other papers and chapters on the subject of child sexual abuse.

• About the Author viiForeword by Christine Harrison viii1 Introduction 1Part One Theoretical Context and Initial Practice Issues 152 A Practice Framework for Holistic Therapeutic Intervention 173 Assessing Sexual Behaviour 334 Family Assessment 465 Foster Care 55Part Two Therapeutic Intervention with Young Men Who Have Sexually Abused 636 Assessment and Initial Engagement 65Case Study – Neil (15) 787 Exploring Patterns of Behaviour 87Case Study – Tony (14) 978 Victim Empathy 111Case Study – Alan (15) 1219 Sex and Relationships Education 134Case Study – Luke (15) and Jon (15) 14210 Self-esteem 152Case Study – Mark (9) 15811 Relapse Prevention 168Case Study – Stephen (9) and Graham (14) 17612 Evaluation 189Case Study – Carl (14) 19813 Conclusions 207Appendix A Details of the Sexualised Inappropriate Behaviours Service (SIBS) in Warwickshire 213Appendix B Excerpt from Warwickshire Safeguarding Children Board (WSCB) Inter-agency Child Protection Procedures 215Appendix C Protocol for Referral between YOT, Children’s Teams and SIBS in Circumstances When Young People Have Committed Sexual Offences 219Appendix D Young People Who Display Inappropriate Sexual Behaviours – Issues For Schools 225Bibliography 227Index 235

"...a guide for people who work in social work, social care, psychology and residential care." (Heartland Evening News, April 2006) "... a navigable, interesting and informative book." (Community Care, September 2006)