Who’s Right for Pine Creek

Youths (ages: 13 to 17) who have found themselves the perpetrator of a sexual offense, or those who have been involved in unhealthy sexual activity to the extreme such as sexually oriented video games and websites may be appropriate. Parents, educational consultants, attorneys, Judges and psychologists often refer students.

Parents are asked to fill out the treatment amenability assessment online. A member of the treatment team will review this information prior to admission. Teens that meet the admission criteria will be listed as being eligible for the program. The youth are then placed into treatment based on availability of a treatment slot, level 4 classifications or less and a priority classification indicating that this teen would likely make progress in a community based treatment center.

Students who are likely to benefit the most from treatment, while in the community, are those dealing with sexual issues that are:

• Non-violent
• The sexual activity did not involve any bizarre or ritualistic interpersonal acts
• The sexual behavior is a first time incident with no history of chronic antisocial or violent behavior
• There is no evidence of any serious psychopathology
• The student acknowledges his behavior and is motivated for treatment
• The offender has competent social, intellectual, and psychological resources and skills to manage his life

Other common issues these students face are:

• Depressive disorders
• Anxiety
• Self-injurious behavior
• Social incompetence
• Drug abuse
• School/ADHD
• Family/Relational issues
• Trauma/PTSD

Not all students who have engaged in inappropriate sexual behavior will be eligible for Pine Creek services. Some possible exclusions from treatment may include but are not limited to:

• Denial of sexual offenses/behavior
• Violating institutional rules
• Test results that suggest incompatibility with treatment
• Acknowledges behavior but is violent
• Has offended against multiple victims
• Has shown an escalation in the frequency of behavior, or is highly delinquent
• Has received community based treatment but has continued to offend
• Has no family or community support network (e.g., has a family that is very dysfunctional and/or is unsupportive of treatment).
• Actively Psychotic
• Long-term gang involvement
• Acute medical illness
• Serious assaultive behavior
• Conduct disorder

The offender who behaves in these ways should be placed in a locked correctional setting while receiving in-house treatment.