Juveniles who Sexually Offend:  Characteristics, Assessments, Management, and Treatment. 

This all day workshop featuring Dr. Norbert Ralph will discuss important issues regarding adolescents who sexually offend. The psychiatric and neuropsychological characteristics, recidivism rates, and major risk assessment tools will be presented. Relevant brain and neuropsychological development will be discussed. Probation management strategies and prosocial treatment methods will be presented. This workshop is appropriate for probation and detention staff, mental health professionals, and attorneys.

                                                     Featuring:  Norbert Ralph, PhD, MPH

Dr. Ralph is a clinical psychologist at the Juvenile Justice Center in San Francisco, and Coordinator of the Juvenile Sexual Responsibility Program there. He is the co-author the CCOSO Adolescent Guidelines. Dr. Ralph is also a psychiatric epidemiologist, and neuropsychologist, who has authored over30 articles, book chapters, or books. This includes "Being A Pro" (2016), a prosocial skills training program for juveniles published by Safer Society Press. He was formerly Associate Clinical Professor in Family Practice, University of California School of Medicine at Davis.

With:
Cory Adams, MFT, Terra Nova Counseling
Wendy Herrera, PsyD, San Francisco Forensic Institute

 Continuing Education

7 units for professional licenses: MFT, Psychologists, LCSW's. Also eligible for STC units, MCLE units and CASOMB CE credit. 

The CCOSO Bay Area Chapter is approved by the California Psychological Association (CPA) to provide continuing professional education for psychologists. The California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) now recognizes CPA continuing education credit for license renewal for LCSWs and MFTs. CCOSO Bay Area maintains responsibility for this program and its contents.  CPA OPD Provider Code: CAL091.  STC Certification through CCOSO Bay Area: STC Cert# 06618341.  (Forensic Mental Health Association of California) State Bar of California MCLE Provider #15388.