Pornography Literacy Training

Date: 08/26/2022      Time: 8:00 am - 12:30 pm


Emma Bess, L.M.S.W., Toni Crocilla, Psy.D., and Karen Holt, Ph.D.

Date: Friday, August 26, 2022

Time: 8:00am-12:30pm via Zoom

Cost: $40

4 CEU credits available to Social Workers and Psychologists through the NASW-Michigan Social Work Continuing Education Collaborative.

This event is being co-sponsored by the Michigan Department of Corrections Sexual Abuse Prevention Services. If you are a Michigan Department of Corrections employee and would like to attend this training at no cost to yourself please email:  MDOC-MSOP-Mailbox@michigan.gov – subject line: “MI-ATSA Porn Literacy training” and let us know your job title (i.e Parole Agent) and employee identification number.  Administrative leave may be approved in accordance with policy 02.02.101.

Training Description

Pornography use amongst those who have engaged in sexually abusive behaviors presents unique challenges for supervision and treatment. This comprehensive and interactive training will focus on three key areas in the consideration of the potential role of pornography in the supervision and treatment of those who have sexually offended. We will review the history of pornography, types and genres of pornography, and the social, moral, and legal reactions to varying forms of sexually explicit materials. We then examine the empirical research on the role of pornography in the commission of sexual offenses as well as the risk factors associated with recidivism. We discuss the treatment and policy implications of both the historical and empirical data and what this means for supervision practices.

 

Speaker Bios: 

Emma Bess holds a Masters of Social Work from the University of Michigan where she focused on Interpersonal Practice/Mental Health. Prior to receiving her master’s degree, Emma studied Criminal Justice at Ferris State University where she received her Bachelors of Criminal Justice with a focus on Corrections. Emma has experience ranging from working with survivors of sexual and domestic abuse to facilitating inpatient treatment groups with women who are incarcerated. Emma has been working as a Sex Offender Therapist for Berghuis Psychological Services since March 2015 where she specializes in assessing and treating sexual offenders.

Dr. Toni Crocilla has a master’s in Forensic Psychology and a doctorate in Clinical Psychology. She has worked within county and state level corrections and related agencies for 10 years in numerous roles, including being a therapist in a juvenile prison in Chicago, two state prisons in Michigan, and in Wayne County Jail’s Mental Health Unit. She founded and directs Wise Mind PLLC, a southeast Michigan assessment and psychotherapy group practice providing mental health treatment to both private and court-ordered clients with a focus on trauma, sexuality, justice-impacted individuals, and those with sexual behavior problems. Wise Mind is a contracted vendor with the State of Michigan to provide sex offender treatment services for those on parole and probation. Dr. Crocilla is a clinical member of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA), a board member of the Michigan chapter (MI-ATSA), and the president of the Youth Justice Fund (YJF).

Dr. Karen Holt is an Assistant Professor in the School of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University. She holds two masters degrees, one in Criminal Justice and one in Forensic Psychology. She earned her doctoral degree in Criminal Justice from John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. Dr. Holt’s research focuses on sexual deviance, sexual offending, and the intersection of technology, media, and offending. Her work has been published in scholarly journals such as Violence and Victims, Sexual Abuse, and The Journal of Behavioral Medicine. She has presented her research at both national and international criminology conferences. She is a member of several professional associations, including the American Society of Criminology, The Latina Researchers Network, The Center for Gender in Global Context, The Research Consortium for Gender-Based Violence, and The Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers. She is a board member of the Michigan chapter of ATSA and Small Talk, a children’s advocacy center in Lansing. 

Registrations

Bookings are closed for this event.