MASTER'S LEVEL CLINICAN | HERMITAGE | PT (May be able to offer FT if willing to add Franklin hours)
MASTER'S LEVEL CLINICAN | CLEARFIELD | PT/FT
So what type of clients do you see at Project Point of Light? The short answer is "All Types". Yes, we specialize in sexually dysfunctional behaviors and the impact of sexual abuse, but the individuals that we see come from all walks of life. Our largest client population is our offenders, but here too, they vary in many ways. Some have offenses from long ago while others are much more recent. Some have non-contact offenses such as watching child pornography, to much more serious offenses that got them labeled with the Sexually Violent Predator label. Some were abused themselves while others were not. No two are the same. We try to avoid the language and the stigma that comes with this label. The stereotype of a "Sex Offender" has most people conjuring images of pedophiles looking to steal children out of neighborhood yards. Here, these are not sex offenders as much as they are people with sexual offenses. They are judged by society for the worst thing they may have ever done. We are here to be compassionate toward them while still holding them accountable for their past behavior. There are those that will say that "Sex offenders can't be cured" however, the reality is that sex offenders have one of the lowest ​recidivism rates of any type of crime. Far lower than theft and even murder! There are certainly different kinds of offenders. We deal mainly with what are referred to as "Opportunistic Offenders" meaning that they were placed in a situation where they made a choice to act out sexually. These are not what your favorite TV shows display. You can't profile an opportunistic offender. They don't have a "type". They are generally not serial in that they either offend once or they have one victim, unless the opportunity represents its self. In working with this population we have to see the person, often broken and hurting from the choices that they have made. They have served their time, but the stigma of being a sexual offender is never very far off. It can be hard to hear what happened from their perspective. Even more so when we have heard stories from the victim side of things. It isn't easy, but it is important. If you made it this far, maybe it is a challenge that you are up to.
BACHELOR'S LEVEL FACILITATOR | WILLIAMSPORT/LOCK HAVEN | PT
MASTER'S LEVEL CLINICAN | SHIPPENVILLE | PT/FT (FT may include time at Franklin Office)
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