Practice Profile:
Dr. Curt Holmes has more than 30 years experience providing assessment and treatment services to children, adolescents, and adults impacted by child abuse issues.
Forensic Evaluations of Suspected Child Abuse Victims
- Utilizing the National Children’s Advocacy Center model
- Accepting referrals from Multidisciplinary Team members
- 6 sessions, including intake and follow-up
- Utilized when Forensic Interview produces conflicting and/or incomplete forensic data
Psychosexual Evaluations
- Assessment of youth and adults with Sexual Behavior Problems
- Includes use of some traditional psychological tests
- Includes use of additional risk assessment and psychosexual measures
- Additional polygraph or other physiological measures
Instructor, Finding Words Georgia, a ChildFirst Program
- Professional training of child abuse investigators
- Focus on Forensic Interviewing using the CornerHouse RATAC model
- Teaching Dynamics of Abuse and Child Development issues
- Over 1,000 graduates of the program
- Group facilitator of actor interview practice
- Sponsored through the Office of the Child Advocate: http://oca.georgia.gov
Co-author of Child Abuse Treatment Workbooks
- "Finding Sunshine After the Storm"
- "55 Favorite Healing Techniques"
- Work in progress on therapist checklists and forms on child abuse
- Work in progress on treatment workbook for children with Sexual Behavior Problems
Psychotherapy for Child Sexual Abuse Survivors
- Use of cognitive-behavioral techniques
- Use of play therapy
- Empowerment activities
- Trauma-focused activities
- Supportive services for guardians
Psychotherapy for Adolescent and Adult Sex Offenders
- Approved as treatment provider for Georgia Probation Office and Pardons and Paroles
- Use of sex-offense specific techniques
- Primary treatment modality is small group therapy
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