About Florida ATSA
Florida ATSA is the Florida State Chapter of the Association for the Treatment and Prevention of Sexual Abusers. This is an international, multi-disciplinary organization dedicated to making society safer by preventing sexual abuse. ATSA promotes sound research, effective evidence-based practice, informed public policy, and collaborative community strategies that lead to the effective assessment, treatment, and management of individuals who have been sexually abused or are at risk of abuse.
ATSA’s members include treatment providers, researchers and educators, victims’ rights advocates, law enforcement and court officials, and representatives of many other stakeholder groups. The core values that guide ATSA are professional excellence, community safety, collaboration, and advocacy. ATSA promotes the philosophy that empirically based assessment, practice, management, and policies enhance community safety, reduce sexual recidivism, protect victims and vulnerable populations, transform the lives of those caught in the web of sexual violence, and illuminate paths to prevent sexual abuse.
Florida ATSA members offer evaluations and treatment of sexual offenders, sexually violent predators, family members, and victims. Members work closely with State organizations such as the Department of Corrections, the Department of Children and Families, the Department of Juvenile Justice, the State Attorney’s Offices, the Public Defender’s Offices, and the Florida Legislature to protect Florida’s citizens from sexual assault.