Lucinda Rasmussen, PhD, LCSW

Associate Professor

San Diego State University, School of Social Work

L12 “MEGA” THE NEW RISK ASSESSMENT TOOL FOR SEXUALLY ABUSIVE YOUTH: VALIDATION STUDY UPDATE

Lucinda A. Rasmussen, Ph.D., LCSW is an Associate Professor at the School of Social Work at San Diego State University, where she has taught social work practice classes for the past 12 years.  She has 25 years clinical experience in the field of child sexual abuse, with expertise in treating sexually abusive adolescents and children and their families. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and recently worked for three years as a therapist treating adult sex offenders who were on probation or parole. Dr. Rasmussen's research focuses on risk assessment of sexually abusive youth and effects of domestic violence. She developed the Trauma Outcome Process Assessment (TOPA) model, a practice model for assessing and treating traumatized children, youth and adults. Dr. Rasmussen has published several articles in peer reviewed journals on: the TOPA model, risk assessment and recidivism of sexually abusive youth, and play therapy with sexually abused and sexually abusive children. She has assisted Dr. L.C. Miccio-Fonseca in her development of MEGA, a new state-of-the-art risk assessment tool for sexually abusive youth ages 19 and under.