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. He is Clinical
Director at the Minnesota Sex Offender Program in Moose Lake.
Prior to his position in Minnesota,
he served as the 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.
Mr. Prescott has published articles on risk assessment,
interviewing, and providing residential treatment to youth, and is
the author, editor, and co-editor of recent books on people who have
sexually abused. He has presented on these topics around North America
and in
Europe.
He is the Immediate Past President of
the Association for the
Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA), and former editor of that organization's
newsletter, The Forum. He 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.
