Sex Offenders Specialized treatment for sex offenders is provided at three TYC institutions and by specialized contract providers. Youth in the program receive additional individual and group counseling interventions that focus on the youth's deviant sexuality, in particular, on deviant arousal patterns and deviant sexual fantasies, which contribute to the youth's sexual abusiveness. Additional program components include psychosexual education and, for those with histories of abuse, trauma resolution therapies. Additional chemical dependency services are provided by contract care programs throughout the state. Program components include chemical dependency education, group and individual counseling, and living and social skills training.
Youth examine their life stories, offense histories, and relapse cycles.
The criminal behavior is addressed through linking the use of drugs to the youth's life story and offense. The number of youth committed to TYC with severe emotional problems has increased greatly in recent years. The severity of these problems has also increased. Those with unstable mental illnesses who are also dangerous to themselves or others receive care at the Corsicana Stabilization Unit. The immediate goal for this group is treating the basic emotional or mental illness and allowing the youth to regain control over their behavior.