Each spring the Dallas County Juvenile Department holds a conference for treatment providers.
24th Annual Conference
Treatment of Juveniles with Sexual Behavior Problems
13.5 Hours of Continuing Education including 3 Offender Specific Hours,
3 Multicultural Hours, 4 Victim Impact Hours, and 3.5 Ethics Hours
About the Speakers:
Tyffani Monford Dent, Psy.D.
Dr. Monford Dent is a licensed psychologist. She is the author of five books: Girls Got Issues: A Woman’s Guide to Self-discovery & Healing, You Got This! A Girl’s Guide to Growing Up, Black Girl: Unapologetically, and Reclaiming Me: Beginning My Journey to Overcoming Human Trafficking (free for therapists/agencies working with teen survivors of human trafficking). Her most recent workbook, Girl, Get Free: An Expressive Guide for Black College Women was just released in November 2023. She is also the co-author of two others works: Becoming Who I Want to Be: A Good Lives Workbook for Young Women and its accompanying Counselor’s Edition.
Dr. Dent has served on several national, state, and local boards/committees addressing sexual violence prevention/intervention as well as the emotional wellness of girls and women. Dr. Dent is the developer of two curricula geared towards work with Black women survivors of sexual assault: Sisters of Tamar Support Circle (SoTSC) and Sister Circle as well as the Culturally Informed Work with Black Women Survivors: Training & Self-inquiry Manual. Dr. Dent is the Owner of Monford Dent Consulting & Psychological Services, LLC. and the Co-Founder/Executive Director of Living At The Intersections, Inc. (LATI), a nonprofit organization whose mission is to intentionally provide space and education for and regarding Black girls/Emerging Adults and Black nonbinary youth; helping to create a world in which they can do more than exist. A world in which they can and truly LIVE and be seen as their authentic selves.
Elena Doskey de Lobon, Ph. D.
Elena M. Doskey de Lobón, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist in Texas and the Director of Clinical Training at Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center (DCAC) responsible for the APA-accredited Doctoral Psychology Internship Program. She completed her postdoctoral fellowship at the Center on Child Abuse and Neglect at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City, OK. A licensed psychologist in Texas, she is nationally certified in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), is a Within Agency Trainer in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) and has training in Problematic Sexual Behavior-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (PSB-CBT). She has also completed all of the training components to provide Child and Family Traumatic Stress Intervention (CFTSI). In her role at the DCAC, Dr. Doskey de Lobón collaborates with other members of the multidisciplinary team including forensic interviewers, law enforcement, the district attorney’s office, and the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) among others. She is the within-agency trainer for Components for Enhancing Career Experience and Reducing Trauma (CE-CERT) at DCAC and provides expert testimony on child abuse cases in Dallas County.
September 12, 2024 (Virtual Only) – 3 hours
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Treating Adolescents Who Have Caused Sexual Harm
Presented by Dr. Tyffani Monford Dent
Adolescents who cause sexual harm (AWCSH) are an under-researched and misunderstood segment of our client population. In this workshop, clinicians will address the myths and commonly misguided beliefs associated with treating adolescents who cause sexual harm. Clinicians will explore the needs of AWCSH and current models of treatment that have been deemed promising and/or effective. The importance of family engagement and system collaboration will be addressed.
September 12, 2024 (Virtual Only) – 3 hours
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Providing Culturally Informed Work with Those Who Have Caused Harm
Presented by Dr. Tyffani Monford Dent
In working with Youth who have engaged in problematic, harmful sexual behavior, we have come to recognize how they differ from adults. However, we must also address the impact of culture on the youth and their family’s views of systems, sexual health, sexual victimization, and treatment, in this presentation, we explore the importance of understanding and addressing the unique experiences of Youth of Color and their caregivers when sexual harm has occurred. This session will examine these considerations and how they may inform treatment in working with Youth of Color and their families.
September 19, 2024 (In-Person & Virtual) – 4 hours
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Working with Child Victims of Children and Teens with Problematic and Illegal Sexual Behavior
Presented by Dr. Elena Doskey de Lobón
Across the United States, one-third of child sexual abuse cases investigated by law enforcement involve problematic sexual behavior (PSB) initiated by another youth. These behaviors and subsequent law enforcement involvement place unique strain on the families caught in the crosshairs, especially when the child victim is in the same family. While obtaining evidence-based treatment for the youth who initiated the behavior is vital, so too is a trauma-informed approach to working with the child victims and their caregivers. This presentation will explore thoughts, feelings, and behaviors child victims may exhibit following problematic or illegal sexual behavior initiated by another youth. Evidence-based interventions for these child victims will be reviewed. Multidisciplinary team considerations for supporting affected children and families will be discussed, including considerations for visitation with other children and reunification of families.
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will be able to identify thoughts, feelings, and behaviors common to child victims who have experienced problematic or illegal sexual behavior initiated by another youth.
- Participants will be able to list evidence-based interventions for these child victims and their distinguishing components.
- Participants will be able to evaluate how the multidisciplinary team can contribute to children and families’ healing and safety through their respective roles and collaboration.
September 19, 2024 (In-Person & Virtual) – 3.5 hours
1:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Promoting Competent Practice by Reducing Secondary Traumatic Stress and Burnout
Presented by Dr. Elena Doskey de Lobón
The ethics codes for licensed mental health providers emphasize the importance of practicing within areas of competence. Rightly so, these codes highlight the need for continuing education and supervision as ways to maintain competence. Yet all the knowledge, training, and supervision is for naught if mounting levels of stress and burnout impair our ability to access those knowledge stores and ultimately, impair our judgement. On-the-job, in-the-moment skills espoused by the Components for Enhancing Career Experience and Reducing Burnout (CE-CERT) model of practice and supervision afford providers the opportunity to recover from the wear and tear of our work in real time rather than waiting until we get home. This presentation will outline the ethical imperative for on-the-job, active stress mitigation and recovery strategies and provide a brief overview and application of the CE-CERT domains and skills therein.
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will be able to identify the directives for competent care within various mental health ethics codes (e.g., those for LPCs, LCSWs, LMFTS, psychologists).
- Participants will be able to apply skills from the Components for Enhancing Career Experience and Reducing Burnout (CE-CERT) model of practice and supervision within their work as a way to mitigate the effects of workplace stress and enhance their functioning.
- Participants will be able to relate how incorporation of CE-CERT skills throughout the workday can promote competent practice.
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