Melissa Maltar

Background

About Melissa Maltar

For 20 years,I have specialized in working with court involved youth or at-risk children, adolescents, young adults, and their families who have experienced interpersonal violence (including sexual, physical, and emotional abuse, neglect, and domestic violence), intrafamilial sexual abuse, adolescent who have engaged in sexually abusive behaviours, problematic sexual behaviours involving children under 12 years, depression, anxiety, and post traumatic stress. I have developed specialized assessment and treatment skills in these areas. I provide training and consultation (locally and internationally) to issues related to trauma and sexually harming behaviour. Prior to 2004, I worked within the violence against women sector supporting survivors of sexual assault, woman-abuse, and their children. I have professional affiliation with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers, the Ontario Association of Social Workers, and the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers, as well as several certifications including in the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics.