Dr. Duehn joined the faculty in 1970. He is currently engaged
in clinical research on sexually abusive parents and juvenile sex
offenders. As a national lecturer and trainer, Dr. Duehn is
also consultant to many institutions including The Casey Family
Programs, National CASA, Big Brothers/Big Sisters Association,
National Network of Children's Advocacy Centers, and has conducted
training for law enforcement personnel, schools, CASA
staff/volunteers, and social service/mental health agencies
throughout the United States. He earned his Master's degree in
Social Work from Loyola University, Chicago, and holds a Ph.D.
degree in Psychology and Social Work from Washington University, St.
Louis. While in St. Louis, Dr. Duehn was a research associate
at the Masters and Johnson Institute and has done post-doctoral
work and taught at The University of Hawaii. He has written
extensively in the area of clinical practice and has presented
research findings at the International Conference on Child Abuse and
Neglect, Paris, France; the World Congress of Medical Sexology in
Mexico City and Jerusalem; and the United Nations Conference
Facilities in Vienna. He has conducted training seminars for
Air Force, Navy and Army medical personnel in England, Germany,
Guam, Iceland, Japan, Korea, Panama, and the Philippines. Dr.
Duehn is co-author of Beyond Sexual Abuse:
The Healing Power of Adoptive Families, which is an outgrowth
of an ongoing educational program of the Three Rivers Adoption
Council, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This project is designed to
develop educational materials to assist adoptive families in
parenting the sexually abused child. Most recently, Dr. Duehn
developed a child abuse prevention program for the Department of
Defense Dependents Schools which has been implemented world wide.
Dr. Duehn is a cofounder of
Praesidium, Inc., an abuse risk
management firm for organizations. Dr. Duehn is a recognized
authority and educator in the intervention and treatment of sexually
abusive families.
