Mr. Prescott has worked in and around inpatient settings since 1984, and specifically with individuals who have sexually abused since 1987. He has a strong interest in sharing resources, networking, and training to increase knowledge in these fields. Specifically, his clinical and training interests focus on motivational enhancement, developing and maintaining therapeutic relationships, and assessing treatment progress.
He currently serves as Clinical Director for the Becket Programs of Maine, which provide treatment for troubled youth in Maine and New Hampshire. Prior to his move to New England, he served as the Clinical Director at the Minnesota Sex Offender Program in Moose Lake, Minnesota and Treatment Assessment Director at the Sand Ridge Secure Treatment Center in Mauston, Wisconsin. In this position, he oversaw the progress of patients and groups of patients and coordinates an early stage of the conventional treatment track. From 1992-2004, Mr. Prescott worked as a Clinical Supervisor at Bennington School, Inc., and has been a consultant to that program ever since.
Mr. Prescott has published seven books on the assessment and treatment of people who have sexually abused. He has written a number articles and book chapters in these areas as well. Mr. Prescott is on the International Advisory Board for the Journal of Sexual Aggression and a Section Editor for the formative journal Motivational Interviewing: Training, Research, Implementation, Practice. He currently writes articles for the NEARI Press Newsletter, which has a monthly circulation of over 4,000.
Mr. Prescott is the Past President of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA), edited of that organization's newsletter, The Forum, from 2002-2007. He is currently that newsletter’s Review Editor. Mr. Prescott is a charter member of the International Association for the Treatment of Sex Offenders and has also served on the board of directors for Stop It Now!, an organization dedicated to the prevention of sexual abuse. Mr. Prescott is also a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT), an international organization devoted to a client-centered, directive method for enhancing intrinsic motivation to change by exploring and resolving ambivalence. Most recently, he has become a certified trainer with the International Center for Clinical Excellence, a world-wide community of practitioners, healthcare managers, educators and researchers dedicated to promoting excellence in behavioral healthcare services. .
