Tx for Child Sexual Behavior Problems

A significant minority of children (ages 5-12) display problematic sexual behavior and the persistence of this behavior is oftentimes as stable as other child behavior problems, such as aggression and defiance. Unfortunately, the only tested intervention protocols for these concerns utilize a group treatment modality that is not feasible in most community treatment settings. This project will define and pilot test an intervention for child sexual behavior problems that is applicable in most settings and can be easily disseminated as a first step toward validation in larger clinical trials.

Total raw score of the CSBI (potential range = 0-138). Higher scores indicate a greater number and frequency of reported problematic sexual behavior.

The sexual concerns subscale on the TSCYC provides another metric of sexual behaviors of children. Scaore are reported in T-score, which have a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 10. A score of 65-70 typically indicates a borderline or sub-syndromal level of concern, while a score of 70 or above indicates clinically significant concern. As such, a higher score indicates greater concern. While there is technically no limit for calculating minimum and maximum values, the reported range of scores is typically between 40 and 100.

Inclusion Criteria: A caregiver is willing to participate in treatment A clinically significant T-score on the Child Sexual Behavior Inventory Child is between the ages of 5 and 12, inclusive Exclusion Criteria: Child and/or caregiver IQ below 70 Active child and/or caregiver psychosis or suicidal/homicidal ideation Active substance use problems of the caregiver