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David L. Burton , Ph.D.

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Education

B.S., University of Houston
M.S.W, University of Houston
Ph.D., University of Washington School of Social Work

Professional Interest Areas

Clinical social work, trauma, prevention of sexual aggression, treatment of adolescent and adult sexual abusers and children with sexual behavior problems, treatment of issues of concern to GLBT clients and research & evaluation.

Areas of Current Research

The role of trauma in sexual aggression, etiology and treatment of sexual aggression, attachment disorders of sexual abusers, personality of sexual abusers, racial disparity among sexual abusers in treatment, evaluation of delinquents, nonsexual crimes and trauma correlates and related areas.

Selected Recent Publications
Burton, D. & Meezan, W. (2007). A preliminary examination of racial differences in trauma and sexual aggression among adolescent sexual abusers. Smith Studies, 77(1), 101-121.

Burton, D. & Meezan, W. (2004). Revisiting recent research on social learning theory as an etiological proposition for sexually abusive male adolescents. The Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work, 1(1)41-81.

Lyn, T. & Burton, D. (2004). Adult attachment and sex offender status. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 74(2), 150-159.

Burton, D. (2003). Male adolescents: Sexual vicitimization and subsequent sexual abuse. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 29, 4, 277-296.

Burton, D. Miller, D., & Schill, C.T. (2002). A social learning theory comparison of the sexual victimization of adolescent sexual offenders and nonsexual offending male delinquents. Child Abuse and Neglect, 26, 893-907.

Burton, D. (2000). Were adolescent sexual offenders children with sexual behavior problems? Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 12, 1, 37-48.

Burton, D. (1999). An examination of Social Cognitive Theory with differences among sexually aggressive, physically aggressive and non-aggresive children in state care. Violence and Victims, 14, 2, 161-178.

Nesmith, A., Burton, D. & Cosgrive, T. (1999). Gay, lesbian, bisexual youth: Social support in their own words. Journal of Homosexuality, 37, 1, 95-108.

Burton, D. & Smith-Darden, J. (2001). North American survey of sexual
abuser treatment and models summary data. Brandon,, VT: Safer Society Foundation, Inc.

Burton, D. & Smith-Darden, J., with Levins, J., Fiske, J. and Freeman-Longo, R. (1999). The 1996 Safer Society Survey of sexual offender treatment programs. Brandon, VT: Safer Society Foundation, Inc.

 

Selected Recent Presentations

Burton, D. & Caserta, D. (2007, April 13). Substance use and drug related crime in juvenile sex offenders. A workshop at the annual Massachusetts Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers, Marlborough, MA.

Burton, D. & Duty, K. (2006, Sept. 28). Families of adolescnet sexual abusers. A workshop presentation for the National Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers Conference in Chicago, IL.

Burton, D. & Knight, R. (2006, July 8). Comparisons of adult versus juvenile sexual abusers. Presentation at the 10th International Family Violence Research Conference in Portsmouth, NH.

Burton, D. (2006, April 24). Evidenced based trauma therapy for children and adolescents. A workshop at the annual meeting of the National Adolescent Perpetiation Network, Atlanta, GA.

Burton, D. & Lagoy, M. (2006. April 12). The top ten mistakes of new staff at residential facilities that treat adolescent sexual abusers. Presented at the annual Massachusetts Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers. Marlborough, MA.

Burton, D. (2005, November 17). Battling misconceptions about adolescent sexual abusers' exposure to pornography. A poster presentation for the National Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah.

PLENARIES AND REQUESTED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Burton, D. (2007, March 27). Evidenced based practice with juvenile sexual abusers, delinquents and other youth at risk. A requested workshop at Children's Justice Conference, Seattle, WA>

Burton, D. (2007, March 27). Motivational interviewing. A requested workshop at Children's Justice Conference, Seattle, WA.

Burton, D. & Booxbaum, A. (2007, March 26). Changes in feelings of sexual abusers during sexual aggression. A requested workshop at Children's Justice Conference, Seattle, WA.

Burton, D. (2007, March 23). Suggested changes in treatment of adolescent sexual abusers based on current research. Requested full day workshop at the Pennsylvania Sex Offender Assessment Board meeting, Harrisburg, PA.

Burton, D. (2006, May 1). Therapeutic alliance with adolescent sexual abusers. A requested workshop at Children's Justice Conference, Seattle, WA.

Burton, D. (2006, May 2). Etiological models of adolescent sexual aggression. A requested workshop at Children's Justice Conference, Seattle, WA.

Burton, D. (2005, April 19). Issues of concern for foster parents of, and case management of, adolescent sexual abusers. Northeastern Center for Youth and Families. A full day foster parent and staff training.

Burton, D. (2004, November 3). A skills building workshop: Reintegration. Michigan Bureau of Juvenile Justice - full day training.

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