COCSA: Finding Help & Getting Treatment for Your Son

Trigger warning - This podcast contains an in-depth discussion about Child-on-Child Sexual Abuse (COCSA) and may be triggering for people who've experienced a sexual assault. If you are a victim of rape or sexual abuse and need assistance please call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 800.656.HOPE (4673).All mentions of a clinical polygraph are used for therapeutic purposes only and are not intended or designed for legal use. Please remember that this podcast is not a replacement for therapy, nor do we provide legal advice. Please always seek a mental health professional and lawyer for your personal situation. ---Did you just find out that your child has sexually abused a sibling, family member, or another child? This is a nightmare scenario for any parent and one that no parent is prepared to handle on their own. In this episode, therapist Tiffany Silva Herlin, LCSW, and Shawn Brooks, the executive director of Oxbow Academy, discuss how to find help and get treatment for your teenage son who sexually abused another child, including:Finding a CSAT therapist for your sonFinding a trauma-informed therapist for the victimFinding your own therapist for support- and possibly a support group How to know if your son needs more in-depth treatment?Importance of a clinical polygraph to find out what has really happenedWhat to expect in treatment?There is hope for these teens and their familiesIf you just discovered that your teenage son has sexually abused a sibling or another child, please give us a call at 855-676-4272 or visit OxbowAcademy.net to see how we can help your family.