When concerns arise regarding a young person’s sexual behavior, families, courts, attorneys, probation officers, schools, and child welfare professionals often need clear, objective information to support decision-making.
A Psychosexual Assessment is a comprehensive evaluation that examines a youth’s developmental functioning, strengths, needs, family environment, risk and protective factors, and treatment needs. Assessments recognize that children and adolescents are developmentally different from adults and should be evaluated within the context of their growth, environment, and capacity for change.

 

Assessment Areas may include:

• Youth and caregiver interviews
• Developmental and family history
• Emotional and behavioral functioning
• Social and peer relationships
• Trauma history
• Review of school records and collateral information
• Strengths and protective factors
• Risk-relevant factors
• Treatment and supervision needs

 

Guiding Principles Development Matters

Youth should be understood within their developmental stage and not through an adult lens. Assessment findings are considered within the context of age, maturity, family dynamics, and overall development.

 

Every Youth Is Unique

Recommendations are individualized and responsive to each youth’s strengths, needs, circumstances, and treatment goals.

 

Families Matter

Family involvement is often a critical component of safety, accountability, supervision, and positive change.

 

Strengths Matter

Assessments consider protective factors, resiliency, family supports, and individual strengths in addition to areas of concern.

 

What to Expect

The assessment process typically includes interviews, review of available records, gathering collateral information when appropriate, and a comprehensive evaluation of factors that may be influencing current concerns.
Following the assessment, a written report is provided that summarizes findings and offers individualized recommendations designed to support healthy development, treatment planning, supervision needs, and community safety.

 

Following the Assessment

Recommendations may include:
• Individual therapy
• Family therapy
• Trauma treatment
• Parent support and education
• Community safety planning
• School-based supports
• PSB-CBT
• Coordination with court, probation, or child welfare systems

 

Our Goal

The goal of a Psychosexual Assessment is to provide objective, developmentally informed information that helps families and professionals make informed decisions while promoting accountability, healthy development, community safety, and positive long-term outcomes.

Strengthening Hope. Restoring People. Through thoughtful assessment and individualized recommendations, families and professionals can better understand a youth’s needs and create a path toward safety, growth, and positive change.