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10 J. Child Sexual Abuse 1 (2001)

handle is hein.journals/wcsa10 and id is 1 raw text is: INTERVENTIONS An Evaluation of Residential Treatment for Sexually Aggressive Youth Jeremy P. Shapiro Carolyn J. Welker Janice L. Pierce ABSTRACT. This longitudinal study investigated the effectiveness of a one and one-half year long residential treatment program for 26 boys aged 11-15 with histories of sexually aggressive behavior. The clients were assessed with self-report and staff-report measures at the beginning and end of treatment and at several time points in between; also, aggres- sive acts were tabulated during a one-year follow-up period. There was evidence of improved functioning on 10 of the 12 measures. During the follow-up, 27% of the sample committed an aggressive act, and 8% com- mitted a sexually aggressive act. On most of the measures, improvement Jeremy P. Shapiro, PhD, is Director of Research, Quality Improvement and Training at Applewood Centers, Inc. Carolyn J. Welker, MEd, Data Analyst, Applewood Centers, Inc. Janice L. Pierce, LSW, Resource Specialist, Berea Children's Home and Family Services, 202 East Bagley Road, Berea, OH 44017. Address correspondence to: Dr. Jeremy P. Shapiro, Applewood Centers, Inc., 2525 East 22nd Street, Cleveland, OH 44115. The authors thank Joan Doyle, Bertha Stroud, Joan Sila, John Caddy, Charles Perkel, Mark Johnson, George Purgert and the staff of Berea Children's Home and Family Services for their help with the study. Submitted for publication 3-11-99; revised 4-1-00; accepted 1-30-01. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, Vol. 10(1) 2001 @ 2001 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved. 1