The information in this program outline is provided by the program representative and edited by the CEBC staff. The Children with Sexual Behavior Problems Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Program: School-Age Group program has been rated by the CEBC in the area of: Sexual Behavior Problems in Children, Treatment of.

• Types of Maltreatment: Does not target any specific kind of maltreatment
• Target Population: Children with sexual behavior problems. Boys and girls ages 6 to 12 years of age and their caregivers.

Children with Sexual Behavior Problems Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Program: School-Age Group is a family-oriented, cognitive-behavioral, psychoeducational, and supportive treatment group designed to reduce or eliminate incidents of sexual behavior problems:

• The program is an outpatient group treatment program for children ages 6 to 12 years and their parents or other caregivers.
• Program can be provided to individual families when group is not an option.
• The treatment is provided as an open-ended group, with children able to graduate in 4-5 months.
• Collaboration with child protective services, juvenile court personnel, school personnel, and others involved is highly recommended.

The children acknowledge the previous breaking of sexual behavior rules, learn coping and self-control strategies, and develop a plan of how they were going to keep these rules in the future. Caregivers were taught how to supervise the children, teach and implement rules in the home, communicate about sex education, and reduce behavior problems utilizing behavior parent training strategies.

The goals of Children with Sexual Behavior Problems Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Program: School-Age Group are to:

• Eliminate or reduce problematic sexual behavior
• Improve child behavior via better parental monitoring, supervision, and behavior management skills
• Improve parent-child interaction and communication
• Improve coping, self-control, and social skills