Child Sexual Abuse & the Digital Landscape: Risks, Clinical Opportunities, and Ethical Concerns (CSA elective)
Child Sexual Abuse & the Digital Landscape: Risks, Clinical Opportunities, and Ethical Concerns Kelly Ace, PhD, JD (Intermediate Level Workshop | Co-Sponsored with Family Support Line) The digital landscape is an ever-changing virtual social space where individuals with access to technology can learn, interact, express themselves, and store personal information. This workshop is designed to help clinicians explore how clients' use of cell phones, social media, and the internet may 1) put them at risk for sexual abuse and other forms of exploitation; 2) provide opportunities for both healing sexual trauma and reinforcing unhealthy, trauma-related behaviors; and 3) facilitate the development of either healthy or unhealthy relationships. Specific topics include: online "grooming" behaviors of sexual offenders, the connection between online and off-line victimization, the role of online communities/websites in reinforcing unhealthy coping strategies (e.g., self-injury, disordered eating, substance use), and children's exposure to sexually-explicit online materials. The workshop will also include a discussion of ethical concerns that may arise when working with tech-savvy clients, including clinician social media policies; privacy concerns when communicating electronically with clients; and client-therapist boundaries. Participation in this program will enable you to: Describe how technology and social media may trigger and reinforce problematic behavior (e.g., disordered eating, self-injury) or offer sexual abuse survivors opportunities for substituting more healthful coping strategies. Discuss how technology and social media may exacerbate traumatic sexualization or promote sexual healing. Identify at 3 online resources that can be used by survivors to develop and maintain healthy approaches to self-care. Identify at least 3 steps that parents can take to help children and teens reduce their risk of sexual abuse and other forms of victimization involving technology or social media. Identify 3 ethical issues that treatment providers may encounter when working with tech-savvy clients. 6 APA CE credit hours will be provided to licensed mental health professionals. Kelly J. Ace, PhD, JD holds a PhD. in Human Sexuality, as well as a Master's degree in Counseling & Psychology, and a law degree. She is licensed as both a Professional Counselor and Pennsylvania attorney. She is credentialed as an American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, & Therapists (AASECT)-certified Sexuality Educator, a Distance Credentialed Counselor, and a Nationally Certified Counselor. As Program Director at Family Support Line, she oversees the agency's clinical, prevention education, and professional training programs. Since 2005, she has taught psychology courses at Delaware County Community College. She has also taught at East Stroudsburg University and Widener University. In the past, she served as a therapist in a rural child advocacy center; a child abuse research assistant; a community-based sexuality consultant in the Philadelphia mental retardation system; the clinical coordinator of a residential sex offender treatment program for people with cognitive disabilities, and the executive director of a Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program. For disability accommodations or questions about accessibility please contact Carol Bricklin at 610-499-1208 or at cebricklin@widener.edu Widener University's Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Widener University's Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
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