Articles

Treatment programs for children with sexually problematic behaviour: A status report

Authors

  • Mélanie M. Gagnon University of Montreal
  • Huguette Bégin University of Montreal
  • Claudia Tremblay Les Centres jeunesse de Lanaudière, Quebec

Keywords:

treatment program, assessment, sexually problematic behaviour, children

Abstract

This article presents an overview of treatment programs for children aged 6 to 12 who present sexually problematic behaviour. The first part of the paper describes the treatment programs. The second part addresses the assessment of these treatment programs' effectiveness, followed by a critical analysis of the assessments themselves. And the article concludes with a discussion of new directions in research concerning children with sexually problematic behaviour.

Author Biographies

Mélanie M. Gagnon, University of Montreal

Department of Psychology, University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Huguette Bégin, University of Montreal

Department of Psychology, University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Claudia Tremblay, Les Centres jeunesse de Lanaudière, Quebec

Les Centres jeunesse de Lanaudière, Quebec, Canada.

IJCFW 2004-1

Published

2004-03-01

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 1 (2004)

Section

Articles