NCJ Number
145426
Date Published
1993
Length
125 pages
Annotation
Directed to professionals who encounter child sexual abuse in their work, this manual describes professional practices related to sexual abuse and explains how to address the problems of sexually abused children and their families.
Abstract
The text assumes that the reader has basic information about child sexual abuse. It is intended for child protection workers, attorneys, criminal justice professionals, mental health personnel, other health care professionals, and educators. Individual sections discuss the role of the professional; a victim-centered approach; the nature, incidence, and effects of child sexual abuse; and medical and psychosocial indicators of child sexual abuse. Additional sections explain the steps involved in the investigation of child sexual abuse, techniques for interviewing the child, research on the reliability and suggestibility of juvenile witnesses, case management considerations in the treatment of child sexual abuse, other treatment issues, and treatment techniques. Checklists, glossary, reference notes, lists of references and resources, and appended forms and guidelines