Child Abuse Prevention Program for Adolescents, Part I

• NCJ Number: 162892
• Author(s): J Fairholm; T Moore
• Date Published: 1990
• Length: 279 pages
• Corporate Author: Canadian Red Cross Soc
• Sale Source: Canadian Red Cross Soc
• Publication Type: Training (Handbook/Manual)
• Language: English
• Country: Canada

Annotation

This volume presents background information and a curriculum outline for use in helping Canadian adolescents understand the nature and impacts of child and adolescent abuse and neglect, in involving them in a dialogue about their hurts and experiences, and in becoming able to protect themselves and others.

Abstract

The text provides an overview of the culture and experiences of today's youth and the hurts that affect them as individual, members of families, and members of society. Adolescents describe their vulnerabilities, inner turmoil, and insecurities. The students' disclosures are combined with information about the nature and impacts of adolescent maltreatment, emotional maltreatment, physical abuse and neglect, abusive families, and child sexual abuse. Sex offenders, ritual abuse, and the components of effective intervention and treatment are also discussed. Communication methods to use in prevention efforts are discussed, with emphasis on basic techniques, public speaking, student involvement techniques, ways to handle stage fright, cross- cultural communications, and leadership of discussions. Figures, checklists, outlines, and chapter reference lists