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MASOC is the Massachusetts Society for a World Free of Sexual Harm by Youth. Find more information on our website: masoc.net

MASOC’s mission is to ensure that children and adolescents who engage in problematic sexual behaviors can live healthy, safe, and productive lives. Since 1986, we have provided education and training services to professionals; educated legislators on emerging issues; and coordinated efforts with both the criminal justice and survivor communities.

10/20/2026

Tomorrow's the big day! We finish off the afternoon with some great speakers and fascinating topics.

The Children's Trust's Ana Maria Ramos looks at why and how p**n literacy connects to PSB prevention. Ponny White of The Alliance Against Sexual Violence takes a deep dive into consent through the lens of child development and children's rights. Drs. Victoria Phillips and Michael Feder from the NYU Langone-Bellevue Children's Center and NYC Administration for Children's Services talk about the nuances and complexities of assessing young people with neurodivergence and intellectual disabilities displaying PSB. And one of the most commonly asked questions is how to work with families after sibling s*xual abuse. Dr. Jacqueline Page of the UT Health Scienes Center talks about the realities of separation and reunification.

Thank you to our conference sponsors: NEARI School, The ALKU Foundation, Jeff Butts LICSW and Associates, New Hope Counseling Center, the Center for Integrative Psychological Services, The Whitney Academy, Justice Resource Institute, Seven Hills Foundation, Safer Society, UNHUSHED, and Carelon/MBHP.

10/19/2026

Workshop series 2 of our conference on Tuesday is jam-packed with great topics on clinical skills and multidisiplinary topics that overlap with trauma, child maltreatment, and PSB that we rarely get to discuss.

Paige Brown joins us all the way from the Colorado to talk about a multidisciplinary response to PSB in schools. Dr. Anthony Campagna from the William James College IFIRE team takes on fire setting behavior, which shares many overlapping risk factors with PSB in youth with trauma histories. Boston Children’s Hospital's Julie Belmont, LICSW looks at how trauma history, common psychiatric medications, and other factors can impact kids' bodies. And Safer Society Foundation's David Prescott looks at the Good Lives' Model's applicability to young men with problematic online behaviors.

Thank you to our conference sponsors: NEARI School, The ALKU Foundation, Jeff Butts LICSW and Associates, New Hope Counseling Center, the Center for Integrative Psychological Services, The Whitney Academy, Justice Resource Institute, Seven Hills Foundation, Safer Society, UNHUSHED, and Carelon/MBHP.

10/17/2026

Check out what's on deck for the first breakout session of Tuesday's in-person conference. Post-keynote, fueled with coffee, we're ready to take on prevention and treatment topics.

Jane Fleishman, PhD and UNHUSHED's Karen Rayne, PhD are talking comprehensive s*x education, which is a critical skill for young people with PSB. Lacye Day and Sydney Katayama are presenting the Arkansas Coalition Against Sexual Assault's child s*xual abuse prevention program designed for kids 3-8, "The Butterfly Effect." Safer Society Foundation's David Prescott moderates a panel with Dr. Alejandro Leguízamo of Roger Williams University and Canadian clinician Natalie Villeneuve on cross-cultural perspectives in treatment. And finally, find SafeBAE's Drew Davis talking about a youth-developed resource for youth who have harmed or worried they have.

Thank you to our conference sponsors: NEARI School, The ALKU Foundation, Jeff Butts LICSW and Associates, New Hope Counseling Center, the Center for Integrative Psychological Services, The Whitney Academy, Justice Resource Institute, Seven Hills Foundation, Safer Society, UNHUSHED, and Carelon Behavioral Health/MBHP.

10/16/2026

We are SO close to our 2026 Virtual Conference on Monday, 10/19: Principles to Practice: Applying Whole-Child Approaches to PSB Intervention and Prevention. This advanced-practice day is going to dive into so many elements of treatment, work with families and caregivers, and clinical skill.

Our facilitators--Craig Haen, PhD, RDT, CDP, AGPA-F; Amanda Pryor, LCSW, CSAYC; Kevin Creeden, LMHC; and Jermaine Wall, LICSW-S, JSOCC--have topics, strategies, and ideas for your practice and your frameworks for understanding PSB.

It's not too late to register at https://masoc.net/training/assessment-and-treatment-of-children-and-adolescents-engaging-in-problematic-s*xual-behaviors/virtual-conference-agenda/

Thank you to our conference sponsors: NEARI School, The ALKU Foundation, Jeff Butts LICSW and Associates, New Hope Counseling Center, the Center for Integrative Psychological Services, The Whitney Academy, Justice Resource Institute, Seven Hills Foundation, Safer Society, UNHUSHED, and Carelon Behavioral Health/MBHP.

10/02/2026

We're really looking forward to next week's Lunch and Learn with UNHUSHED's Karen Rayne and Texas Alliance of Child & Family Services's Andrea Requenes!

Comprehensive, inclusive, pleasure-forward, consent-based s*xuality education is critical for all young people, including those who are child welfare involved and also those who have engaged in PSBs! This session outlines how and when child welfare involved youth fall through the s*x education cracks and how child welfare providers can be a bridge to healthy s*xuality. It supports providers as they consider their own biases, history, and knowledge base, and affirms that s*xuality education, provided in trauma informed ways, is an integral piece to the child welfare setting.

09/28/2026

Time is speeding by, and we can't wait to see YOU at the fall conference on October 19th (virtual) and 20th (in-person in Marlborough)!

But early bird registration ends *this Wednesday*, September 30th.

Find all your registration info here: https://masoc.net/training/assessment-and-treatment-of-children-and-adolescents-engaging-in-problematic-s*xual-behaviors/

09/11/2026

Grab a coffee and your favorite pen, because our Campus Issues webinar series is back for its sophomore year!

Your professors for this year are: Reggie Noto, MA, MSW of the Traverse Bay Children's Advocacy Center and Professor of Practice Ross Chowles of Michigan State University College of Communication Arts & Sciences; Dr. Vicky Lister of the University of Lincoln; Dr. RaeAnn Anderson and Jasmine Skorheim, MS of the Anderson Sexual Violence Prevention Lab; It's On Us' Dr. Colleen McDaniel; and SafeBAE's Drew Davis, MPH, MPA

Registration is open now at https://masoc.net/training/campus-webinar-series/

09/08/2026

It's time for the first Lunch and Learn of the 2026-2027 year! Join the clinical and program leadership of Stevens Treatment Programs to talk about the critical role of the non-clinical staff as treatment partners and the model they've developed for fully integrating non-clinical staff in treatment, relationship development, and skill-building. Whether you work in a residential setting, or in a setting where your non-clinical colleagues are partners in your work, this session has something for everyone.

Thank you as always to The Children's Trust for your sponsorship of these programs, which make them free to everyone and provide free CEs for clinicians in MA! (This program has been approved for 1.0 CE for LMFTs and approval is pending for MSW, LMHC, and Psyc.)

https://masoc.net/training/lunch-learn-series/

09/03/2026

We had 12 incredible mentees last year, and all of them said in evaluations they would recommend this program to a colleague! Applications are open til 9/18!

https://masoc.net/about/clinical-mentorship/

08/24/2026

It’s back to school time at MASOC, too! Throw on your backpack, snap a pic for the socials, and join us for another year of learning and development at our virtual Lunch and Learn series! Whether you’re a treating clinician, a professional in a youth-serving organization, or working with kids across systems, there’s research and practice knowledge for you this “semester.”

As always, registration is free thanks to the generous support of The Children's Trust. 1.0 CE is available for LMHC, LMFT, MSW, and Psyc. CEs are free for MA-based providers and $10/session for out-of-state providers.

https://masoc.net/training/lunch-learn-series/

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PO Box 3387
Pittsfield, MA
01202

Telephone

(413) 540-0712

Website

http://masoc.net/

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