ATSA Practice Guidelines for Assessment, Treatment, and Intervention with Adolescents Who Have Engaged in Sexually Abusive Behavior
“The ATSA Adolescent Practice Guidelines are intended to serve as recommended, current best practices for practitioners providing services to adolescents who have engaged in sexually abusive behavior. They apply to practitioners who manage and treat adolescents (youth ages 13 through 17) who have engaged in sexually abusive behavior or may be at risk to engage in sexually abusive behavior.
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Stages of Child Sexual Development
Just as children reach developmental milestones like crawling, walking and talking, they also reach milestones related to sexuality. Parents can better support young people in leading sexually healthy lives if they know what to expect at each age.This document provides a scale of typical sexual development taken from child development research.
Optimizing Resilience Through a Trauma-Informed Approach for Adolescent Sexual Health
Written by Joann Schladale, MS, LMFT and Brittany Howell-Abbate, LPCC, the purpose of this document is to provide information that promotes resilience and sexual health through medically accurate, neuroscience-based, trauma-informed services for all young people
Map of NM 5 Public Health Regions
A map of New Mexico counties divided into the five regions as designated by the Department of Health.
Core Standard: Advocate Training
All new staff are required to attend the NMCSAP hosted 40-hour training for new advocates and staff who interact with sexual assault survivors to ensure that advocates and staff are skilled in responding to survivors and follow all policies and procedures of the center. This document outlines to training and the requirements for attendees.
Core Standard: Confidentiality
Confidentiality is critical to the services and advocacy provided to clients. This document outlines policies and best practices for upholding confidentiality.
Core Standard: Employee and Volunteer Code of Ethics
Sexual Assault Service Programs employees & volunteers work for survivor empowerment and social justice and must uphold certain ethics outlined in this document.
Core Standard: Prison Rape Eliminiation Act (PREA) Services
Sexual Assault Service Providers are a critical resource to ensure that timely, survivor-centered, quality services are provided to survivors who are incarcerated. This document outlines core standards for providing services under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA).
Core Standard: SAEK Victim Notification
Access to services for survivors affected by the SAEK backlog provides a unique opportunity to engage survivors who may not have received comprehensive services at the time of the assault, and/or who may experience additional trauma due to new information resulting from the processing of their SAEK. This document outlines best practices for supporting survivors impacted by the SAEK backlog.
Core Standard: Therapy Services
Access to therapy is a critical service that Sexual Assault Service Providers provide to those who have experienced sexual violence. This document outlines the core standards for providing therapy services.