Staying current with research matters, but it can be overwhelming—MIATSA is here to help.
Join us for the MIATSA Lunch & Learn Series, a free, one-hour training that explores curated scholarly articles, books, and evidence-based practices on sexual abuse prevention and supervision. Through collaborative discussion with peers, you’ll leave each session with concrete, research-backed strategies you can apply in your work.
Let’s grow and learn—together.
This month, we’ll be reviewing the 2026 article “The Hackett continuum revised: a developmentally and contextually informed framework for children’s sexual behaviour” by Simon Hackett. Journal of Sexual Aggression, 1-26. This paper presents a revised Hackett Continuum for children’s sexual behaviours, with children defined as all persons under 18 years. The revision updates the language and constructs of the original model, links five descriptive strands to three overarching categories – developmentally expected sexual behaviour, problematic sexual behaviour and HSB – and applies to both in-person and digitally mediated behaviours.
On Tuesday, December 1, 2026
12:00-1:00 pm
Lunch & Learn Series
via Zoom| 
Free | 
1 hour of training credit (not a CEU, but can count toward MDOC contract hours)
What to Expect:
- Discussion of key findings from leading research
- Application of insights to real-world supervision and treatment contexts
- Peer-based conversation and support
Learning Objectives:
Participants will learn
- The five strands of the Hackett Continuum
- The three overarching categories of the Hackett Continuum
- The appropriate uses and limitations of the Hackett Continuum
MIATSA Membership is not required.
Please register below so we can send you the Zoom link prior to the event. Please contact info@miatsa.org with any questions or registration issues.
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