PHASE was established in 1981 in response to the increased awareness of the prevalence
and seriousness of adolescent sexual offenses. It is an outpatient, family-centered program
for the assessment and treatment of adolescents who behave in sexually inappropriate or
victimizing ways. The adolescents treated at PHASE appear to fall into seven distinct groups,
based on their behaviors and associated personal and family variables. The" native
experimenter" is usually young (age 11-14) and has little previous history of acting out; he …