BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Detroit X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Detroit BEGIN:VEVENT UID:98@miatsa.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20211007T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20211007T153000 DTSTAMP:20251015T234923Z URL:https://miatsa.org/events/normative-childhood-sexual-development/ SUMMARY:Normative Childhood Sexual Development DESCRIPTION:Geraldine Crisci\, M.S.W.\n\nDate: Thursday\, October 7\, 2021  \n\nTime: 9:00am -3:30pm via Zoom \n\nCost: $75\n\nLimit: 100 participa nts \n\nCEUs: Currently pending for Psychology and Social Work\n\n \; \n\nTraining Description:\nUnderstanding inappropriate sexual behaviour pr esentations is impossible without having a clear understanding of normativ e sexual behaviour. This workshop will review normative sexual development – birth through puberty. Developmental expectations for each phase of s exual development will be clearly outlined.\nThis workshop will address th e confusing issues surrounding sexualized behaviour presentation by the pr e-school and school-aged\, pre-pubescent child. Discussion will include th e influence of culture and media on “acceptable” behaviour. Criteria w ill be outlined to assist in determining the necessity of clinical interve ntion. The role of parents\, educators\, health care personnel and mental health practitioners in identifying problems will be defined.\nMany adults have experienced sexual trauma which may have left them with earlier deve lopmental arrests. These issues may be identified as relationship issues\; communication problems with partners\, or difficulty discussing sexual is sues with their children. This workshop provides a framework for identifyi ng sexual development as we all experience it and may be useful to adult t herapists working with traumatized individuals.\n \;\n\nSpeaker Bio (f rom http://www.geraldinecrisci.com/)\n\nGeraldine Crisci\, M.S.W. is a men tal health professional with 30 years experience in the field of trauma. S he is a private practitioner who provides assessment and treatment to chil dren\, youth and their families. She is also a professional trainer provid ing educational programs to mental health\, protective services\, law enfo rcement\, medical and other helping profession. Geraldine developed and te aches the 6 day Trauma Assessment and Treatment Program for Safeguards which has reached 1500 professionals in the past 10 years. Geraldine has developed protocols for the assessment and treatment of trauma\, sexualiz ed behaviour problems and sibling sexual abuse.  Geraldine also develope d reunification protocol for families.  She has provided support to agenc ies and families in successful adoption of children from the Protection sy stem. She has worked extensively with residential treatment programs for children and youth for the past 20 years. She specializes in addressing t he impact of trauma on the behaviour of children and youth.  To this end she develops clinical programs to provide children\, youth and their famil ies with corrective effective therapeutic intervention. Geraldine is a me mber of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) . She co-authored Paper Dolls and Paper Airplanes: Therapeutic Exercises for Sexually Traumatized Children\, which is currently in its 10th year of printing.\n\n \;\n\n \; CATEGORIES:Training END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Detroit BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20210314T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR