Treatment of sexual offenders Lock them up and throw away the key Chemically castrate them Cognitive-behavioral -- a. learn to empathize with victim -- b. learn to recognize stressful situations -- c. develop alternative strategies for dealing with stress

Resilience What happened to Mary Ellen? (inspiration for legal protection of children)

no suitable relatives found to care for her placed in home for older troubled adolescent girls (1st example of unsuitable placement) Social worker who had rescued her advocated for her Placed with social worker ’ s mother

Mary Ellen - The survivor thrived at home and at school married gentle, intelligent man at 24 had two daughters and took in foster child created loving home for children “ it wasn ’ t in her nature to spank much ” Both daughters became dedicated teachers

Research on resilience Survivors: People who turn out ok despite having serious risk factors that often lead to negative outcomes. Resilience: The ability to cope well with stress. Qualities that help people overcome the challenges they face. Recovery: People who show difficulties at one time of their lives and turn their lives around.

Characteristics of people who show resilient qualities 1. Individual attributes E. G., good at something that is valued, able to elicit support, be able to make plans and follow through 2. Family E.G., someone who is positive, responsive, supportive 3. Community supports E.G., supportive relationships, mentors, good school, Child Protective Services 4. Societal level supports E.G., positive opportunities for change (e.g., military, scholastic scholarships )

Lessons from people who beat the odds Look at multiple outcomes: Pockets of resilience & vulnerability. Hard growing has its costs Look at people overtime Resilience is earned overtime in supportive environment Overcoming the odds is possible even in adulthood Key names: Garmezy, Rutter, Cicchetti, Werner, Sroufe, Egeland, Elder, Radke-Yarrow

Personal strengths A. Religious beliefs B. Ability to recruit mentors C. Easy temperment/Easy to get along with D. Faith that one has the ability to change one ’ s destiny E. Desire to learn things F. Ability to learn new things G. Sense of humor H. Competitiveness I. Being able to distance oneself from family and friends that are harmful J. A talent or hobby that is valued by others in the family/community K. Communication skills L. Leadership ability M. Good at managing stress N. Patience O. Sense of purpose P. Confidence in self and abilities Q. Ability to ask for help when needed R. Optimistic outlook S. Belief that one has great potential T. Ability to make long term goals and to do what is needed to achieve them

Increase generic competencies Type of intervention Framing (accessibility) -- prevent negative -- promote positive Knowledge (availability) -- information -- experience Competency (use) Target of intervention Beliefs, expectancies --Rejection sensitivity --Delay of gratification --Entity vs. incremental Goals -- Desirable & Attainable Strategies -- Existing competencies used for new goals -- develop new strategies -- discriminating when to use what strategies Behavior enactment