I have been catching up with myself this last week. I was in Iceland for two weeks working for the organization I represent Blátt áfram or “straight talk”. We pulled off our annual conference with some great speakers from the states. I did share information about this year speakers here on the Prevention page.
It was both rewarding and very inspiring to learn from such knowledgeable people about the issue of child sexual abuse. The good news and yes there are also good news when it comes to the issue of CSA, that researchers are learning more about how to help both survivors and young adults that abuse others. Here is a link to an importance presentation that Robert E. Longo refered to http://www.roblongo.com/ see links and research. Longo shared new approaches in treating young offenders and that some of the old ways of treatment are now being acknowledged as not the best practice. Treatment is turning to more holistic approaces and individualized treatments.
If you would like to learn more about the conference I did an interview (online) where I spoke about the conference. Two of the speakers Robert E. Longo and Shirley Paceley called in and shared from their experience. http://ethicalife.com/showsegment.asp?id=164
