1175 Hartnell Ave. Suite C - Redding, CA 96002
(530) 222-4787 Fax : (530) 222-5128

SERVING VICTIMS AND PROVIDING RESTITUTION

For the Victim--BREAKING THE TRAUMA BOND

The treatment of sexual victims, of all ages, through Shasta Treatment Associates combines a variety of unique techniques designed to heal the wounds of sexual abuse, breaking trauma bonds that have traditionally doomed victims to a lifetime of suffering. Sexual victims in this program receive comprehensive Sexual Victim Trauma Assessments to first allow discovery and understanding of trauma issues for effective treatment planning. Through the unique technique of Sensory Based Treatment, the Recovery Scrapbook is a constant reminder of therapeutic victory, allowing victims the opportunity for a review of their treatment successes long after the therapeutic work has been completed, AND celebrated. Within this treatment milieu, family and community support is organized to provide victims with an honorable status as first "the victim," innocent and worthy of protection, then finally to a position of "survivor," strong and prepared for a future of safety.

For the offender--RESTITUTION THERAPY

This unique therapeutic approach provides assessment and treatment for sexual offenders, but different than other programs, RESTITUTION THERAPY focuses on the needs of repairing the damage to the victim. This process is designed to not only show respect for those who have suffered, but this process is the ultimate in teaching sex offenders the empathy skills needed to prevent further criminal conduct. The first goal of the program is to repair the damage to the victim, in the form of emotional, psychological and financial compensation. Through the second goal, attending to the needs of the family, and the third goal, reducing recidivism it is clear that the needs of the offender are secondary to the needs of the "victim" whether that victim be an innocent child, the family or the community. This comprehensive program holds offenders accountable and yet at the same time provides offenders with the best possible opportunity for a future of pro-social conduct.