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Responding to Sexual Abuse
Interventions with children who have been sexually abused may involve multiple services and supports including investigative interviews, medical evaluations, and support for the child and nonoffending parents. Resources include State and local examples.
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Addressing the Mental Health of Sexually Abused Children | |
Series Title: | Issue Briefs |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
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Year Published: | 2007 - 14 pages |
Trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) has been found to reduce children?s negative emotional and behavioral responses after sexual abuse and other traumatic events. It also helps nonoffending parents cope with their own distress and develop skills to support their children. This issue brief explores the characteristics and benefits of TF-CBT to help child welfare caseworkers and other professionals who work with at-risk families make more informed decisions about when to refer children and their caregivers to TF-CBT programs. It includes information about what makes TF-CBT unique, key components, target population, effectiveness, and what to look for in a TF-CBT therapist. |
Child Maltreatment and Family Health Practice
Skibinski (2003)
In Family Health Social Work Practice: A Knowledge and Skills Casebook
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Discusses a case of child sexual abuse using the family health perspective, an emerging practice paradigm in the social work field.
Child Sexual Abuse | |
Series Title: | Related Organizations Lists |
Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
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Year Published: | 2011 - 11 pages |
This directory lists organizations that provide information about child sexual abuse, including professional societies, advocacy centers, and toll-free helplines. The organizations offer research services, training, technical assistance, and referrals for professionals and the public. |
Handbook for Caregivers of Sexually Abused Children
National Children's Advocacy Center (2004)
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Includes information on definitions and symptoms of sexual abuse, characteristics of abusers, and suggestions for working with the legal system throughout the court process.
The Medical Evaluation in Cases of Child Sexual Abuse
Muram
Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, 14(2), 2001
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Overview of diagnostic criteria for clinicians examining possible cases of child sexual abuse.
Practical Exercises for Mothers of Sexually Abused Children
Rose, Calder, & Peake (2001)
In Mothers of Sexually Abused Children: A Framework for Assessment, Understanding and Support
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Helps child protective service workers examine their biases about families affected by sexual abuse and develop a positive working relationship with the mother of the victim.
Psychological Assessment of Sexually Abused Children and Their Families
Friedrich (2002)
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Addresses how assessment is a vital component of treatment to ensure that therapeutic interventions and other services address the victim's specific needs.
The Sexual Abuse Victim and Sexual Offender Treatment Planner
Budrionis & Jongsma (2003)
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Designed to provide all the elements necessary to develop formal treatment plans for victims and perpetrators that satisfy the demands of health maintenance organizations, managed care companies, third-party payers, and State and Federal review agencies.
When the Victim Is Very Young: Assessing Allegations of Sexual Abuse in Pre-School Children (Part 1 of 2) (PDF - 617 KB)
Veith
Reasonable Efforts, 2(4), 2005
Explores the difficulties of substantiating sexual abuse among children ages 0-6.
When the Victim Is Very Young: Assessing Allegations of Sexual Abuse in Pre-School Children (Part 2 of 2) (PDF - 593 KB)
Veith
Reasonable Efforts, 3(1), 2006
Offers tips for overcoming the difficulties of substantiating abuse among children ages 0-6 and securing justice for very young children.
When Your Child Has Been Molested: A Parents' Guide to Healing and Recovery
Brohl & Potter (2004, Rev. ed.)
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What to expect during the initial stages of disclosure and reporting, legal proceedings, and the healing process.
State and local examples
Child Sexual Abuse Investigations: Testing Documentation Methods (PDF - 189 KB)
Washington State Institute for Public Policy (2001)
Discusses three pilot projects in Washington State that were tested using different methods for documenting interviews of alleged victims.
Investigative Interviewing in Child Sexual Abuse Cases
Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program (2010)
Examines safety and risk assessments used during a child sexual abuse investigation and how to implement protective measures accordingly. The workshop also presents methods for interviewing the alleged child victim, non-offending caregivers, alleged perpetrators, and collateral contacts.